I’m sitting at McDonald’s in Korea again, but this time next to a young woman complaining to her friend about her boyfriend loud enough for me to overhear. She is saying that she wants to break up with her boyfriend essentially because he is poor. Of course she wouldn’t come right out and say it […]
1 Corinthians 3:2–I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, There are times with God where we desire something and get frustrated that something is not transpiring the way we hoped, in the time we hoped for it. We might be making the […]
2 Corinthians 10:4-For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. When you think about people you have been in conflict with, do you settle it by arguing over their behavior, or distancing yourself in a way to avoid dealing with them closely as you once did? When we […]
Luke 19:29-32-(Jesus)….he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?‘ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need […]
Greetings from South Korea! It’s been 10 years since I’ve visited my motherland. I’m sitting at McDonald’s looking out the window to the sea of people at one of the busiest intersections in Seoul. It is surreal. In some ways it didn’t feel that different from any other foreign country I visited in the years […]
Luke 18:3,4–And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature. 4So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. If you think about your day and […]
Isn’t it interesting that this is the only world we have ever known and it’s always been like this, but we know intuitively something is wrong with it? If I were born in a dungeon and never saw the outside world, then I would think the whole world is consisted of that dungeon. The only […]
My brothers and sisters, have you taken a risk that would damage you significantly if God didn’t come through for you? I don’t mean a silly risk like skydiving or bungee jumping (not that they are bad), but the risk of offering ourselves to God and living for His kingdom. Perhaps it involves giving of […]
When Sennah was 1 or 2, I offered her a choice: a $100 bill or two shiny quarters. You can guess which she chose – two quarters (And I thought, “Great, she’s going to be poor all her life!”). She couldn’t care less about the $100 bill. She couldn’t draw on it since it already […]
Nothing puts a lump in my throat faster than my girls (Not even a sappy Korean drama). My 5 year old called me the other day using my mom’s cell phone. I was a bit annoyed because I was in the middle of something. So I answered gruffly, “Why did you call, Serrie?” Now a […]