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Prayer “Only”?

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Eduardo and Luz barely speak English. Eduardo can communicate enough to understand the basics, but Luz relies on her native Spanish. I prayed for them this morning. We have been neighbors for more than a decade, and unlike our other neighbors, we have had very little contact with them. (I made one BIG contact with them when I backed into their car a few years ago!) Hopefully, our limited interactions have left a good impression (and despite the impression I made on their car!) I thought this morning that prayer is not enough, but right away I remembered that prayer … Continue reading Prayer “Only”?

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Reaching East and West in One Day

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“Beinvenue aux Etats-Unis,” I smiled. Someone treated us to a night at EPCOT for dinner for our anniversary last year. Our waiter that night was Oliver from Paris. Unfortunately, my French is more than rusty, but I did manage to say “Welcome to the United States” (a handy little phrase I’ve used over the years.). I also wrote out and gave him some suggested destinations since he mentioned he wanted to see the USA before returning home. At the end of dinner I also handed him the French “Four Laws.” I pointed out the Paris address on the back. “This … Continue reading Reaching East and West in One Day

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Do I See a Person or a Function?

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From Max Lucado’s Facing Your Giants, pages137 -138 “She couldn’t do anything right… “And I started to grumble. Not out loud, but in my thoughts. What’s the matter with service these days? … I boarded the plane feeling cocky… I took my seat knowing the flight was safe, since heaven knows, I’m essential to the work of God. “Then I asked for the soda, the pillow… She blew the assignments, and I growled. Do you see what I was doing? Placing myself higher than the airline attendant. … Her job was to serve, and my job was to be served. … Continue reading Do I See a Person or a Function?

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You Need Prayer

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“Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.” ~ Ephesians 6: 19 – 20 (NIV) Is someone praying regularly for you to be fearless in presenting the Gospel to the people around you? I used to have a homemade post card with this verse on the bottom. When I dropped a note to someone that I was praying for them, this passage from … Continue reading You Need Prayer

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Take Them Along!

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My roommate, Kris, and I had a lot of good conversations with our neighbor. We got to know each other very well, so the three of us went to see the Jesus film when it opened in U. S. theaters across America twenty-five years ago. Fast forward to this week and you’ll see our family inviting one of our daughter’s friends to go to a movie, Amazing Grace, with us. We hope you can go see Amazing Grace, which opens this Friday. It is based on the true story behind the origin of the hymn and on the abolition of … Continue reading Take Them Along!

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God Can Use Crabs, Too!

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“Look!” Andi stopped walking and stared down at the beach. “A crab!” A half-dollar-sized crab stood motionless at our feet. The waves nearby gnawed angrily at the shore, so only a few people were out on the beach. The only kids I saw on our walk were just fifty feet away. “Watch him!” I ordered as I jogged over to the group. “Come and see a crab,” I called. Soon, Andi and I were surrounded by big and little kids squealing and running away as they tried to get close to see the crab. I asked for a bucket from … Continue reading God Can Use Crabs, Too!

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