Sophia became a Christ follower when she was in her 20s. She loves to read the Word each day even though the print is small and her eyesight is failing. This morning we studying the Bible together, Sophia would first read in Tonga and then I would read in English. What a wonderful time of encouragement studying the Word together!

Why does the Lord always seem to place us where we are not comfortable?  Isn’t it lame!?  How we say: “Okay Lord, I will go where you send me”.  Then what does he do?  He sends us somewhere out of our comfort zone.  Why!?   Maybe cause when we are not comfortable we need to rely a little more on him.  When we are not comfortable it gives us the opportunity to seek for that comfort from the Lord.  Ultimately, that is one of the biggest ways I think we grow in relationship, and trust with the Lord.   So, what does this have to do...

The first night in Africa I woke up to someone trying to break into our house and our security guard Cartwright chasing them away. Cartwright has been a pleasure to have around our compound. Every time we walk past him, he greets us with a big smile. The one thing that caught me off guard was one night when I asked him if he wanted an apple. His jaw slightly dropped and he responded with, “I haven’t had an apple in over three years”. This made me realize how little I understand what poverty looks like. A lot of times we get mad when our server takes too long with our meal...

Can You Hear the Holy Spirit? Often when we pray, it’s a one way conversation but this morning we invited the Holy Spirit to dialogue with us. 5 of us got together, we wrote our names down and passed them out but did not look to see whose name we had. We then spent time praying for the person we had and asking the Holy Spirit to give us a picture, word, Bible verse, song, vision, etc for that person.  There can be fear of failing, a performance mentality that can sometimes get in the way when you do a listening prayer activity. Doubt can be a thief: “the Lord doesn’t...

  Abba might be one of my favorite words in the entire world. It connotes so much more than what Father, or Lord, could ever mean. Abba is Daddy, a tender, loving word intended to invoke feelings of deep appreciation, respect, and admiration. I think the fact that we get to call the King of the universe Abba is pretty special. To me, this is an invitation to open our eyes and see the multitude of ways our Abba delights in us. Because Abba carries such a significant meaning by way of a deep, personal, attachment, it means we can expect our Father to treat us this way. Translated to...

Can You Hear the Holy Spirit? Often when we pray, it’s a one way conversation but this morning we invited the Holy Spirit to dialogue with us. 5 of us got together, we wrote our names down and passed them out but did not look to see whose name we had. We then spent time praying for the person we had and asking the Holy Spirit to give us a picture, word, Bible verse, song, vision, etc for that person.  There can be fear of failing, a performance mentality that can sometimes get in the way when you do a listening prayer activity. Doubt can be a thief: “the Lord doesn’t...