The team of 11 missionaries — all from Westside Journey UMC — returned from the Dominican Republic July 29th, 2019. We experienced great cross-cultural training and a great week of missions work and life impact. The best moment for me in cross-cultural training was when our group was divided into four different “cultures” for which…
Month: December 2019
Unto You…
Sheep are known as “golden hoof” by some that raise them, for the land becomes better because of them. But this was not apparent on the sheep farm nearby where we lived with our family for 15 years. There the pasture divided between the goats, and sheep and King, the llama, was just mud most…
Christmas Eve — almost Christmas
I love Christmas Eve. Although that’s not always been the case. Here’s a line from a journal, years back now, thankfully. “I hate Christmas Eve. It’s too hard. Too rushed. Too many people with too many expectations. Too much stuff to juggle. God, I hate it!” That from a pastor… Thankfully after that confession, I…
Can we talk a walk?
“Can we go for a walk Tuesday morning and memorize scriptures?” The request surprised me. It came from our 30-year-old daughter Susanna in anticipation of our arrival in Boise for Thanksgiving. Her mom was taking her to lunch for her birthday on that first Tuesday, and I think she really wanted some time with me…
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