Tag Archives: family
What’s in Your Barn?
“Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.” Jesus replied, “Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?” Then he said, “Beware! Guard against … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Home Bound
Tagged belief, Cancer, christianity, church, death, Devotional, faith, family, grace, gratitude, heaven, hope, joy, purpose, suffering, thankfulness, time, truth
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Bald Faced Lie
What I will write in the next few paragraphs is not to be an accusation against anyone. I have no right to throw stones. Not even a pebble is ‘in hand.’ What I will write in the next few paragraphs … Continue reading
Posted in Home Bound
Tagged bible, Cancer, christianity, comfort, faith, family, god, jesus, love, pain, purpose
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Consolation Prize or Deepest Desire?
We’re born alone. We die alone. And in between, we spend our lives looking for something: connection. That’s all we want. Every once in a while, we might find it in a true friend. Many friendships will come only to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study
Tagged belief, bible, Cancer, christianity, creation, culture, faith, family, god, grace, heaven, jesus, love, philosophy, religion, salvation, suffering
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The Brutality of the Bench
I hungrily took my plate of posho, rice, and ground nut sauce and found a place on the only remaining bench in the mess hall. I was having a pleasant conversation with a man about his village and the intrigues and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, International Travel
Tagged belief, christianity, direction, faith, family, friendship, jinja, obedience, refugees, suffering, Uganda, war
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How Uganda Helped Me Get Family Right
My mother and father took their vows to an altar they were convinced was unassailable. I soon arrived followed by a brother, another brother, and finally a sister. If a family were nuclear then we were explosive. Both sets of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study
Tagged belief, children, christianity, community, faith, family, grace, Uganda
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Millions in the Mattress: A Short Narrative of the Left-Handed Orphan
The email arrived in 2006, we both agree. I remember wondering if this were yet another ridiculous scam birthed in some dark room in Africa. He wondered if my terse reply was a sign of good intent or ill. Born … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, International Travel
Tagged children, christianity, church, faith, family, goodness, jesus, joy, suffering, Uganda
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