Mark 9:33 - 37 They came to Capernaum, he asked them “ what were you discussing on the way? “ They kept silent, for on the way they had ARGUED with one another about who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the 12. And he said to them, “if anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” And He took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms he said to them, “whoever receives one such child and my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.” The mother stood at the d oor of her daughter’s school bus long enough to prove she cared not for the traffic piling up around her. With confidence, she conversed with the driver about whatever was more important to her than all of our busy agendas. And then, slowly, from the bus descended a steel walker and a small framed girl reaching for it. Her brightly dressed mother assisted her descent from one world into another. Into the busy street she...
1 Corinthians 4.9-13 ..for it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession like men condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to men. We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored! To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless. When we are persecuted we endure it. When we are slandered we answer kindly. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world… I think I must have fallen asleep during this lesson in Sunday school class. Somehow, I missed this part. Because over the past few years, I have faced some difficult days and for whatever reason, the framework I was using to understand those confusing times wasn’t the one above. I thought hard times were a sign that I...
We had our traditional farewell breakfast with Joe Joe & Margie yesterday at First Watch. We love these two, who have journeyed with me/us since the beginning of our missionary journeys. It’s so special being a part of their extended family & great big hearts ❤️ Joe Joe & Margie always bring JP a new toy to play with, passed down by their precious grandkids. Today it was new trains 🚂🚂🚂 Holding sweet Hannah Joy 💗 Precious memories 📸
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