Life - Faith - One Bridge
It was July 1998. It was the first time I traveled to what would become my eventual Asian home.
I was leading a summer language study program here in Asia for the first time ever. Our group was 24 strong. We, as a group, were clueless about life over here in every conceivable way. We were the only group of our type in this massive, yet relatively unknown Asian city. [Read more…]
As I sit here in this Asian coffee house very far from home on this July 4th week, memories and thoughts on this holiday are flooding over me. [Read more…]
This post is the second part of 7 reasons I need and want to read the Bible daily. If you have not read it, please CLICK HERE to do so.
Continuing on. . .
It’s been said many times, but I STILL need to remember and embrace this reality often. Christianity is a relationship with a personal God. It is not a religion to be adhered to. The Bible really is God’s written communication to us His children. We fellowship with Him through this written “love letter” to us, His beloved children.
When I neglect a regular, consistent, rich lifestyle of digging into the Bible, I really do [Read more…]
This article is a follow-up from “I was nearly crushed by a car today…and 2 life principles observed“.
I’ll be honest; I’ve been abnormally stressed the past few weeks. Not proud of this, but it is true.
For one, I always get uneasy living in Asia in the spring when people are inevitably leaving here. Another reason is there has been an unusual amount of activity in my life. Mostly good stuff (with the exception of Tracy’s sickness), but just lots and lots of stuff that I have needed to do, people I have hosted, meetings I have attended, classes I have taken. On top of this, I am moving to yet another apartment this week.
The accumulation of all of this “stuff” has left me tired, haggard, emotionally depleted, and a bit discouraged. I brought all of this to a local coffee house this morning.
Since June is all about weddings AND people rarely hear perspective on weddings from single men, I thought it would be fun to write a series on weddings.
I have been blessed to have been to 2,395,103,984 weddings over the years. Also, I’ve been in the wedding party for many wonderful friends and family members. I have seen and learned much from these experiences. So, in this series of blog posts, I have written thoughts and stories along these lines.
I wrote most of this series last summer. However, many people are now reading my blog who were not back then. Therefore, I thought it would be fun to re-introduce it.
This past weekend, I attended yet another wonderful wedding here in Asia. It was incredible seeing one of my best local friends celebrate God’s provision of a spouse for her. It was a time of rich worship, strong fellowship with the others in attendance, and the usual pageantry and comedy which comes from wedding ceremonies. I will write a post on this past wedding within the next week or two.
Here are the posts and articles I have written on weddings. . .