Well, it has been a little over a month [in mid-May] since I returned to Tanzania to begin my new assignment serving with Siouxland Tanzania Educational Medical Ministries (STEMM). I am staying on the STEMM compound in the village of … (read more)
A pair of my dear friends has recently had the opportunity to visit Jerusalem. The visit was on their “bucket list,” they told me once – and now they have made it a reality. What a wonderful time they had! … (read more)
Earlier this year I shared a prayer request for people facing flooding here in Ecuador because of the heavy rainy season, and certainly you have been praying for all of them. I am convinced that the hand of God was … (read more)
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” (Colossians 2:6-7) During a recent … (read more)
“Object permanence” is a concept from the field of developmental psychology. I remember reading about the idea many years ago, while completing a degree in the field. The phenomenon was researched and described in detail by Jean Piaget, the famous … (read more)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010, by President Obama. Until now there have been only a couple of small changes affecting our group health plan. Eligibility for dependent coverage, for … (read more)
I love Trinity Sunday: edgy, powerful, mysterious, provocative Trinity Sunday. It falls, often enough, now in the month of May. It is celebrated on the Sunday following Pentecost. There is mystery here. Trinity Sunday reminds us that God is beyond … (read more)
In Jesus’ parable of the workers in the vineyard, the workers who were hired first believed that the owner of the vineyard treated them unfairly. They received less in hourly wages than those who were hired later in the day. … (read more)
As part of the never-ending pursuit of getting children to read and ENJOY it, I started a trivia contest for the entire month of March. Each week there was a new set of trivia questions hidden around the school about the … (read more)
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) The subject of capital punishment has always terrified me. Without making a political or moral argument, I … (read more)