It’s that time of year. Time to start thinking about family vacations! First off, let’s talk about the difference between a trip and a vacation. In my mind, vacations are relaxing. They happen in lovely locations, someone makes your bed every day, and food shows up with absolutely no effort on your part. Trips, on the other…
Archives for May 2016
What Was I Thinking?
If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile you’ll remember in January I created a 2016 reading challenge with categories of books to read – one per month, with a second book of your choosing. I just finished reading my book for the category, “A book that will teach you something.” The thing is, I…
Sweet Little Faces
Whenever we work with kids on a mission trip there are a few I just can’t get out of my head. That has proven to be the case once again since returning from Kenya a few weeks ago. Most of our time in Kenya was spent helping with kids’ crusades and visiting orphanages. The crusades…
Share the Secrets
There is a story in 2 Kings 6 and 7 I think theologians have missed the meaning of for years. Let me briefly summarize the story and see if you don’t agree with my conjecture. The city of Samaria was under siege by the Aramean army. It had lasted so long that the people in…
Is This Heaven?
In last week’s blog I promised you a couple of stories from our trip to Kenya. While the safari was awesome and all the most important days of our trip were spent working with kids – some in neighborhoods, some in orphanages. As you might expect when visiting a third world country all was not…