I've been thinking a lot about this word - safety. Does being a Christian keep you safe? Does the Bible promise safety? I have a lot of questions. Psalm 91 says “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee." The same chapter basically promises that God's angels are watching out for us so we don't stub our toe on a rock. Then Paul in 2 Corinthians has a seemingly opposite story! He talks about stripes above measure, p

I stand in the kitchen of my yellow house. My home. My perfect home. Even tho the sink drain leaks so bad that I wash my dishes in a big kettle and dump the water out the door. Even though it's been cloudy so our solar panels aren't generating much electricity and my fridge has to be unplugged every night. To me this home is perfect. Full of dreams and firsts and love. I think about how I just read that Haiti has the highest kidnapping rate in the world. And my skinny black a

Well, tonight I guess one of my great big fears came true. Eliezer's brother Etzer, who is about 20, took out the tap tap. We have done that a lot if a family member needs a bit of extra cash, it's a good way to let them get a few 1,000 goudes in an afternoon. But by 8:30 P.M. we couldn't get him by phone. We got very worried that maybe something had happened. Then the gate opened and he came in on foot. We knew right away something was wrong. He had the car on Route Frere fo

My soul waiteth for God more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. I imagine that the person writing this psalm was a soldier. A soldier whose job was to guard the mouth of a cave full of sleeping comrades or maybe the gate of a city. Blurry eyed. Looking out over the hills dotted with a few scattered fires of the shepherds. Nose a little numb from the cold. Those fires must have looked inviting. And the companionship even mor

It's finished! I can't believe it, but I sent it to the printer this morning. It should be out by the middle of November. Gospel Publishers has agreed to sell it for us, so I'll tell you when it's finished and you can talk to your book agent at church or order online from their site. Five years ago we never could have done this project! But now with a WhatsApp chat and a free program called Canva, we pulled it off! The photos were the biggest challenge - let me tell you that