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Am I not more valuable than the birds?

Posted in Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , , , , on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Jesus speaks very clearly in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7)…if I’m honest He’s too clear. There are no confusing parables here. No strange metaphors. No hidden meaning. Perhaps he is most clear in chapter 6:25-34. Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you [...]

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Haiti Video Blog – The Call of the Church

Posted in Haiti, Orphan Care, Orphan Ministry, Poverty, Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , , , on April 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »

My friends over at World Orphans have been taking the video footage that we shot while in Haiti & turning them into short little video blogs to help illustrate what we are trying to accomplish.  World Orphans, along with the organization I work for (Hope for Orphans) & a handful of other ministries were founding [...]

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Does God experience compassion fatigue?

Posted in Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , , , on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The last twelve months, not unlike the twelve months prior…or the twelve months prior to that, have produced a slew of tragedies. In just the first 4+ months of 2010 there have been earthquakes in Haiti, Chili, Indonesia, Turkey, California, Spain & China – with an estimated 230,000 lost lives from these quakes. 2010 has [...]

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Fingerprint Appointment!

Posted in Adoption, Family, Kids, tagged , , , on April 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »

From my wife’s blog: For the past week I’ve been diligently checking the mailbox….looking for an envelope from US Department of Homeland Security.  Something…anything to say we have a date.  Well, the day finally came.  Today as I pulled the mail from the mailbox, hoping, but not expecting, I saw the return address and immediately [...]

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Why being hated is sometimes okay…

Posted in Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , , , on April 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I spent some good time in John 15 this morning & was struck by the simplicity of Jesus’ message to his disciples. One of the things I’m good at is overcomplicating otherwise simple & straightforward truths. Here in John 15 we find Jesus continuing discussions with his disciples about what’s about to happen (i.e. he’s [...]

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A couple of thoughts on John 13:1-17

Posted in Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , , , on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Servant: Washing Feet The “Teacher” and the “Lord” humbles himself, taking on the role of the house servant, by washing the feet of his disciples. He knew would abandon him within the next 24 hours & yet he served them. John tells us that Jesus served these men because he: knew that his time [...]

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