We all face trials. The question is: how do we handle them? I would be lying if I said that I have reacted well to all the things going on in our lives right now. There have been moments when I have been tired and testy, irritable and irrational, especially when just one more thing goes wrong. You know that feeling, right? You see a light at the end of ...
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Easy and Delicious Cappuccino Muffins
Coffee and chocolate? Count me in! You'll love these Cappuccino Muffins, whether you love coffee the way I do or not! I have a small blue cookbook with stained pages and little notes and hundreds of wonderful recipes. It's called The Newcomer's Guide to Cooking in Africa, and I treasure it not only for the memories it calls to mind but for the delicious ...
Encouraging Word Wednesday: Living Water
"O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water." Psalm 63:1 Have you ever been thirsty? I'm talking really thirsty, the kind of thirst that comes from more than a dry mouth, a thirst you feel throughout your whole body, your whole being? I have to tell you: I rarely ...
Encouraging Word Wednesday: Why You Need the Great High Priest
I once wrote a 31-day prayer guide for people groups in East Africa. Missionaries who worked among different groups shared prayer requests with me, telling me of the cultures and traditions and beliefs of the people they served. One of the most iconic of these groups believed there was one god whose eye was the sun, and only the religious leader of the tribe could ...