37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. (Matthew 9:37 NIV) My daughter and her husband will soon be headed to the mission field....very far away. They have been called to a corner of the earth that can be...volatile. I am proud,...

18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. (James 2:18 NIV) Actions speak louder tha words. Do our actions show that we are people of faith or people without faith. This...

9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:9 NIV) Our vision, our insight, is limited to the here and now. We may have a feeling about the future or how something “should” work...

10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10 NIV) When we are weak Christ is able to work through us. When we are strong, often, our pride...

7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:7 NIV) He who lives without discipline dies without honor. (The Havamal) We all recognize the value of having discipline in our lives. However, how often we allow ourselves...