Let he who has not sinned …

Reyhaneh Jabbari was hanged in Iran last week for what, at worst, would be a crime of passion in the  US (and perhaps just self defense). The world has been mesmerized by the haunting beauty of the letter she wrote to her mother just before she died (read it here). Not since reading The Kite Runner […]

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Arrows

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! -Psalm 127: 4-5a Children are like arrows, hand-made by a master craftsman, no two alike. Perhaps you have one or two that are made to fly high, or far. Maybe their shafts are thick and […]

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An Interview with Will

And in a moment of genius, we decided that it was time for our 10 year old son to share with us (and you) about how things are progressing lately from his perspective. The following is a short, up close & personal evening interview with a truly terrific kid. Mom: How do you think our […]

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Jesus in the land of fear

When the Israelites were poised to go and take the land that God had promised them, they sent spies to reconnoiter and report back. When they had heard the harrowing tales of giants and fearsome enemies that occupied the land they forgot the One who drew them out of Egypt by his own mighty hand. They were afraid […]

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Away we go!

We bought our plane tickets. We leave on Tuesday Jan 6th 2015. The kids are excited to take their first plane ride in years. Our training starts on Jan 8th so we will have a day to get acclimated before we start!

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