Fresh fruit available in western supermarkets can be delicious. And yet, fruit that’s been picked early and shipped to markets cannot compare with fruit ripened on the tree and picked a few moments before it’s enjoyed. While living overseas for years, our family...
Last week’s article was titled, Will Your Family Have Food? In it, we shared lessons-learned by those severely impacted by the conflict in Sudan that began unexpectedly on the 15th of last month. Many people, perhaps most, had almost no food or water after just three...
On Christmas day 2021 Nasa launched what’s known as the JWST telescope. This amazing piece of technology has allowed scientists to view and to photograph farther out in space than ever before. Many of the scientists who work on this project are motivated to find life...
In 1982 my wife and I moved from New England to Florida. Soon after the move we decided to start attending a church. I’m not sure exactly why this was the case. Perhaps it was because we knew no one and were somewhat lonely. A pastor at the Church asked if we’d like...
Life these days can be discouraging. This is especially the case as one watches news reports or reads headlines. For example, it was reported this morning that the President of the United States has vowed that he will ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines...
What is prayer? Is it a ritual, a routine, or a meaningful pouring out of our hearts to God? In my New Testament reading this week I came across two beautiful pictures of prayer being offered before the throne of God. In the fourth chapter of Revelation John is given...
We do a good deal of Soft Skills and Tactics (SST) training in various parts of the world. Those we train generally serve or will serve in challenging and often high risk international locations. And yet, sometimes we end up training a somewhat different group of...
My “Chapter a Day” reading schedule has me in the New Testament book of John these days. As I work my way through this book, prayerfully asking the Lord to give me eyes to see and ears to hear what he has for me, I’ve been struck by the number of times the word...
On September 22, 2022 Fox News ran a headline that read, “Christianity quickly diminishing in US, on pace to become minority religion…” A similar headline appeared on December 09, 2022. It read, “Growing number of Americans moving away from Christianity...” Both...
