When my family first moved to Czech, it was the second country in Europe we served in. The kids were older this time and so leaving friends was hard. We worked on coming up with things we could do as a family to try to encourage them which led us to a house in our …
My infant grandson, Theo, has become a favorite part of my day. We have some routines that I take him through that involves talking, snuggling and tickling on the floor during our daily play time. I put my face close to his, he likes to rub his fingers against my beard and smile at me, …
My wife and I sat in a room of fellow missionaries outvoted to carry out a ministry I felt led by God to do. They had a number of excuses why, none of the least of which was that I was “too new” to pull it off. It was discouraging to have not a single …
Growing up I had a healthy fear of my dad. Fear, not in the sense of being afraid of him, but fear in the sense of feeling he was the toughest guy I knew. In security all of his military career, including having seen combat in Vietnam, I always felt like if something were to …
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Many years ago, I traveled to the Philippines to speak at a conference. I took the opportunity to meet many SLM missionaries and volunteers where they ministered. One visit took us to one of the most notoriously dangerous prisons in all the country. Our partner there, “Red”, a former high ranking mafia hitman, was a …
Restored to Its Original State “Ron, it’s just gone. I can’t find it anywhere.” In the capacity of my IT responsibilities through the years, this is a phrase that invokes panic like little else can. Somehow, inadvertently, someone has made a mistake (even though they rarely admit it), and very important documents, files, or even …
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On the Right Team When I was younger, I played a lot of different sports. I was pretty athletic, not a standout at any of them, but usually in the starting lineup. That might lead you to believe I was better than I really was; I was really only just average. I played on below …
Many times, I have visited what have been considered to be “holy” sites around the world. On a recent trip to Peru, I was able to visit such a site, Macchu Picchu, which is considered to be one of the 7 wonders of the world. It is no wonder that it is one of the …
I recently made my way through a slum section of highway in the capital of a large African country. I’m naturally curious about cultures and love to just gaze at how people from different cultures live. As we made our way through this stretch of city, I noticed the poverty reflected in the way the …
I just came from the funeral of a dear friend to our family. I was asked to say a few words, not a sermon, just something the “Lord would lay on my heart”. I had some quiet time on the drive to think it through. I thought of how this friend has known me my …
