You would think that once you’ve seen something multiple times that you would become accustomed to it. At the very least, you would assume that it wouldn’t continuously catch you off guard. Alas, in things of the Kingdom, it just isn’t so… Often, it is the most inconspicuous that does so an artful job of [...]
I’m on my way to Brazil today and for the first time in all my years of going there, I’m not going to Ceará where I always go. I’m headed to the south, the deep south. Destination: Curitiba, Paraná. Also affectionately known as “Pine Nut Land,” Curitiba was rated by Reader’s Digest as the best [...]
At The Message Church we have a gathering every Friday night that we call “Time Before Abba.” It typically is a time of soaking in His presence. Recently, however, that’s been changing. Seems the natives are getting restless, especially after our “Kingdom Come” event two weekends ago. We went from gently praying to rambunctiously ordering [...]
My love for coffee is well known. Today, I made a tragic blunder. Trying to make what I sadly mistook for a “healthy” alternative, I chose a chai tea drink during an afternoon meeting, at a COFFEE shop, no less. The best description for the moment when the beverage crossed my lips and hit my [...]
A teenager came to church with his family a few months ago. His parents asked him after the service what he thought of the church. “Why did we go to a Muslim church?” Bewildered, his parents asked him why he thought they’d gone to a Muslim church. “Because the pastor was dressed up like one [...]
What a funny sounding name! Running a reference on it, Jepthath is not in the top 1000 names currently being given to little boys these days. It saw it’s heyday way back in the 19th century, but even then it wasn’t a top-10 name. Meaning “whom God sets free,” or “the breaker through,” Jepthath was a “mighty man [...]
I’ve come to believe that coffee must be a magic elixir. Over the last three days I’ve raised a cup of the dark brew with five different people. The company of each, perhaps enhanced by the ground beans, was delightful. Some were old friends and those moments are always savored. Most were new sharers-of-the-beverage in [...]
I never cease to be amazed at the power of an itty, bitty, tiny word of encouragement. Admittedly, I’m not as good at it as I should be. I’m honestly trying to make myself more aware of it so I can do better. Especially after last night. I gave the smallest of exhortation to three [...]
Quinoa: a species of goosefoot, is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a member of the grass family. As a chenopod, quinoa is closely related to species such as beets, spinach and tumbleweeds. Its leaves are also eaten as a [...]
Years ago I was a nerd. It seems that I’ve graduated. Now I’m a geek. Back in the 90′s I had a graphic design operation and I was introduced to the world of Apple computers. Having been on the cutting edge of the computer “revolution” in the late 70′s and the 80′s, I could disassemble [...]
