Timing can be frustrating. I wait for something to happen and it seems to take forever or suddenly an event is thrust upon me, catching me by surprise. Believing that things happen too slowly or too q...
As the New Year unfolds I chose my theme/word for the year: Love. Lesson No.1: It is not about what I will do. Rather, it is about who I am and who I become as a follower of Christ – who I am in...
A Calling to Draw Near-A Longing for Intimacy Sometime after we have come into our relationship with God and have been serving him for a while, we may begin to think and feel that something is missing...
It’s not the life I had planned but it is the life I was chosen for. I think I started off imagining my cup to be this little bitty stylish perfect sized cup but as God has shown he’d prefer my cup a ...
I came out of the baptistry and burst into tears. My friends were very concerned and asked me what the matter was. There was no “matter”. I was just so relieved – relieved to be save...
You don’t need to be around this world for long before encountering your first heartache. The first time a parent disappoints you, or a childhood crush breaks your heart. That first pain can go deep a...
Worthlessness and low self-esteem are an American epidemic. Many people are constantly grasping for some imaginary bar that is just beyond their reach. Our individualistic U.S. culture expects us to &...
Six missed calls. One five-minute conversation, the sounds of which still haunt me. One last time braiding her hair, a hastily packed bag, twenty minutes later and she was gone, this time for good. He...
The Trichy church started about ten years ago when HOPE worldwide opened an orphanage in this town of South India. Since then the church has been led mostly by secular leaders and this continues to be...
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish is work so that you may be m...