In reading through Deuteronomy, I’ve noticed a common theme that keeps reappearing. The theme is all about God’s prerogative in dishing out love. God reminds Israel on many occasions that it is He who has chosen them. He loved them and chose them to be His treasured possession. It had nothing to do with them. Here are a couple of examples: Deut. 7:7-8 –...
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“And God, please take care of daddy AS HE GOES to get Alethia on the airplane.” Those simple words have ushered heavenward from the mouths of our kids for the last month, before we ever knew whether or not the government was going to allow us the visa for our sweet little girl. And those words have carried us through the past month of highs and lows....
Learn MoreI still remember exactly where I was and what I was doing. I’m sure you do too. I was just walking into my 9:00 Exodus Book Study class at North Greenville College. Dr. Pete Wilbanks gave us the news about the attacks on the Twin Towers, we prayed, and then he dismissed class. My Dad was in Brazil on a mission trip. All international flights shut down to and from the...
Learn MoreIt’s hard to believe that the waiting, the planning, the fundraising, the paperwork, the trips to government buildings and medical clinics, the homestudies, the online education, the books, the praying, the encouraging words from friends, all of it, is finally coming to a head on September 26 when we load up our family of five and head across the ocean to the nation...
Learn More“And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.” Ezekiel 2:7 At the very beginning of Ezekiel’s call, the Lord reminded him of one simple fact: His job was simply to deliver the message. Whether God’s people chose to respond in obedience or not was up to them. But Ezekiel’s job was...
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