Staff Blog
True Story: Suffering in Burma, a poem
I wrote this poem this morning, based on a true story that happened to a very good friend of mine, yesterday. SUFFERING IN BURMA In the forested mountains of far off Burma, A group of doctors trek over terra firma. An eight-hour drive, bamboo rafts over rivers, Hours on a tractor, jungle hikes, to be…
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Lovely Feet
As I was preparing for this month’s study in Romans 10, for the men’s staff breakfast, there was a verse that kept sticking in my mind. Paul quotes the prophet Isaiah in Rom 10:15, when he says “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” God is sending us as “foot soldiers”…
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Respect, Kindness, Listen…
Respect, Kindness, Listen… I noticed Sunday during Kids Church that there were a couple of squirmy kids that were demonstrating a measure of disrespect to the teacher. Oh wait, I was the teacher….My helper who is a very experienced teacher decided it was time to give the kids an impromptu lesson on respect, kindness and…
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Learning Styles
Learning Styles Even when you think the kids are not listening, or you watch them fidgeting or wanting to get up and move around…..they still can be learning. More than once parents have said to me “ I am amazed that my child is learning at such a young age”, or “he can answer my…
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Lessons from King Solomon
SOLOMON A prayer for wise guidance, Book of Proverbs, you penned. What could be wrong with that? Solomon, what happened? Fortune 500 guy And pleasures unbridled, Um, a thousand women??? What’s with foreign idols??? Outside? All “together.” Inside? Another matter. His heart’s center, he lost. His life then would shatter. If…
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A Way in a Manger
I often hear the opening words of the charming Christmas carol “Away in a Manger” as “A Way in a Manger.” It brings me a sense of wonder, and I am reminded of Jesus’ declaration: “I am the way and the truth and the life.” (Jn 14:6) That our eternal God chose to take on…
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