Suffering is real; God is real. Suffering is a mark of our existential authenticity; God is proof of our essential and eternal humanity. We accept suffering; we believe in God. The acceptance and the belief both come from “the depths.” Eugene Peterson I often write with trepidation about the difficulty, struggles and grief that we [...]
Archive for September, 2010
heavy heart in a strange land
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Some pictures to highlight our time back in Malawi
Posted in culture, family on September 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I was just looking through pictures that Jeff recently downloaded and thought I’d share a few. The bachelors who stayed at the house while were gone acquired a brai stand and Jeff made some fantastic burgers! Sadly, the brai has been returned to its owners. Although Wilson has informed me that “grass is not productive”. [...]
holy pause
Posted in culture, family, Mission, MUMC on September 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s rare in ministry to see actual progress, encouragement, fruit. It’s kind of a seed-planting business. When you do see results of your ministry, the moment should be cherished, celebrated and held in a holy pause, giving thanks to God that God is evident, active and available in life. Yesterday I was privileged to have [...]
be kind and generous
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20, 2010 | 4 Comments »
It started out simply enough… Claire was invited by a friend to play football, aka soccer, at the Phoenix sports fields on Saturday morning. Jeff and I have expressed a desire to get to know more of Claire’s friends’ parents and extend our friendships, realizing a strong community of support will important as we make [...]
the work begins
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In our most recent newsletter, I described the job descriptions that Jeff and I will be living into this year. The ink was barely dry on the paper when Jeff received a text from the District Superintendent, “Jeff, please prepare budget for Round Table meeting and submit to Bishop.” And so it begins… Yesterday we [...]
