Sophie: Daddy, watch! (Spinning her Sunday dress around and jumping) Sophie: Daddy, hey, daddy…(laughing and looking at me) Me: Hold on onnnnnne second (really….one second? It rarely is) (staring at my iPhone as I try to figure out how to
Books That Have Greatly Influenced Me
I was recently asked by a friend to give a few book suggestions. Here is a list of 15 of my favorite books, not in order, and most likely leaving many out. These are books that have helped me to
The Amazing Flow of Joy, Grace and Love
When God made the world with all its waterfalls, jungle cats, and hydrangeas and placed people in it, He was not creating out of weakness. God did not need creation to complete Him or make Him happy. He is eternally
Believer, Being Accused? Flee to Christ!
Are you being burden by past and present accusations of your sin from you conscience, others and the evil one? Embrace it…because you have Jesus. Not that we embrace sin, absolutely not, but we confidently and gratefully confesses it saying
Who is God? Wrestling Isn’t Easy….But It’s Worth it
If we take our doctrines into our hearts where they belong they can cause upheavals of emotion and sleepless nights. This is far better than toying with academic ideas that never touch real life. The possibility at least exists that
God’s Unwavering Happiness, My Family’s Hope
In Chapter One of Desiring God, Dr. Piper sets out to show us biblically that the “Happiness of God (is the) Foundation of Christian Hedonism”. Having read this before and having heard the good doctor teach on this many times,
Coming to Terms with Divine Commands
Reading through Desiring God again…It’s been at least 15 years! I need a good dose of good Scripture meditations from a Christian Hedonist. Looking forward to diving into how I can glorify God by enjoying Him and how this
Help us put this great Bible in the hands of Thai 6th graders!
Many of you have asked how you can support small projects/needs that we have in Thailand. Here is one that I think you can get excited about! One of my family’s favorite Bibles is the Jesus Storybook Bible. The main reason
“There is no substitute for Jesus’ hard work”
“And whereas you have attempted to build up the ruins of old Adam, and that upon yourself, and so, like a foolish builder, to build a tottering house upon the sands—you must throw down and utterly demolish all that building,
The Natural Bias Towards the Covenant of Works
“Evangelista- And, truly, it is no marvel, though all men naturally do so: for man naturally doth apprehend God to be the great Master of heaven, and himself to be his servant; and that therefore he must do his work