If you are following the devotional guide through Lent you can read this there. For those of you without the guide, they suggest a wonderful exercise in prayer for today. I really encourage you to find a quiet place and try it. Search your heart and try to become aware of your ... Continue Reading
This morning’s devotional refers to the spiritual Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? I was thinking about that hymn as I drove into the office this morning and tried to remember all the verses. I finished with – Were you there when he rose up from the grave? Of ... Continue Reading
We don’t believe our way into a new way of acting; we act our way into a new way of believing. I really used to believe that I could think my way through anything. I have learned that is not true. I agree with the saying that we act our way into believing. I have a friend who ... Continue Reading
I recently read a book called Half the Sky. It changed my life. The book cites studies that say if you want to have a significant influence in a poor nation you don't send traditional foreign aid- instead you educate women. The authors tell stories of girls and women in India, Taiwan and ... Continue Reading
The Hebrew word SHALOM is understood around the world to mean peace. But peace is only one small part of the meaning of the word SHALOM. Here in Israel, even though we don't have much in the way of peace, we use the word SHALOM on a daily basis. We use it to greet people with, and we use it to bid ... Continue Reading
