Grace and Purpose in Our Stupid Decisions

Well, I missed my flight back to Zimbabwe last month. The worst part was, it was my fault. I really wanted to help my Zimbabwe family and bring the few things that they requested, plus a little more. To that end, I’d taken one side trip too many driving back from DC (got my documents…

Even When You Do Know, It Ain’t Easy

I thought that if you were pursuing the will of God, He would make it easy. If you knew your purpose and chased it down, I figured God would confirm it all with signs and wonders. I’ve discovered sometimes He does. And sometimes He doesn’t. I thought that once I finally reached the point of…

About Those Second Chances:

It’s happening, folks. I finally bought the one-way plane ticket to fly to my missionary and ministry destination—for more than I wanted to pay, to travel later than I wanted (I arrive after my program starts). It feels surreal that I have finally gotten to this point. I imagine in exactly one week, I will…

Leave a Mark

I haven’t worked at all on leaving a legacy. Have you? Since I don’t have children, I haven’t been conscientious about it till lately. When I hear things like the lyrics from Casting Crowns’ song Only Jesus https://youtu.be/VXIBP2BdYR8 or Sidewalk Prophets’ Live Like That https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfosSggwQS0, I think about what I will leave behind as I…

When Your Dream Starts Happening

It’s finally happening. I can hardly believe it! The Lord laid it on my heart over 36 years ago to go overseas for long-term missions work. I took the “scenic route” toward God’s goal for me, but since the callings and gifts of God are irrevocable I press on. (Romans 11:29; read in many translations…

Shortcuts Christian Singles Take

Have you ever taken a shortcut thinking it was going to get you to your destination faster? The first time I ever did this bigly, I knew I was going to end up writing about it someday, and here it is. I was taking one of my first drives back from a vacation at my…

The Best Wrap You’ll Ever Have

“A hamburger without the bun? They call it a wrap?” A hamburger wrapped in lettuce instead of the traditional bun was a new thing years ago at one of my favorite old hangouts, In-and-Out Burger. They called it Protein Style. Incredible. I was a bit skeptical. I wasn’t convinced that healthy lettuce leaves could replace…

Know What’s Better Than Loving Yourself?

I know I’m going to get in trouble with someone somewhere about this. Oh well; here goes. There is a lot of talk within the body of Christ telling us we need to love ourselves more. This is based on something Jesus said: And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with…

Your Dream Might Have Been From God

As a kid, did you ever see a photo of some impressive place and think, “Wow! I can’t believe that’s real! I want to see this with my own eyes someday”? New York was a city that I’d always wanted to visit, but I never made plans to go because I didn’t want to go…

Instead of Resolutions, Try This for 2019

Happy New Year to my Christian singles! I hope that you had a fun but safe New Year Eve’s celebration. Hopefully, you have recovered and are surveying the freshness of this brand new year, 2019. Did you make any New Years’ resolutions? How are you doing so far this year? I’m doing okay, but it’s…