The wisdom of a mother

 

Today’s “quote of the day” comes from my sister…who became a mother on Mother’s Day this year…just five days ago!  When my then-fiancee, now-wife Heather came to visit my family in 2000, we got to talking about our origins.  Heather explained that she was a miracle baby, in the sense that her mom had a IUD (a popular birth control device in the 70’s) when she was conceived.  My mom was astonished.  I too was born around an IUD!  While we all marveled at the coincidence, my pithy sister gushed this utterance:

“God bless the IUD babies.”

We all decided that would look great macramed on a gift pillow at Hallmark, although none of us has patented the idea yet.  To see a picture of my new nephew, click below.

Strangers in Kenya

The need for accountability

And he that strives to touch the stars,
Oft stumbles at a straw.
* Edmund Spenser

If we’re going to pursue a walk with God, we’re going to need friends and a bit of grace.  Otherwise, we’ll fall down before we get anywhere.

Are you feeling apathetic today?

“I wish I could take every Christian and dangle them over the pit of hell for 30 seconds.” C.T. Studd

I think the opposite is just as true.  Let someone step into heaven for 30 seconds and see if that changes the way they view life.

Since C.T. Studd didn’t have this ability and neither do you, you have to pray and read Scripture and imagine what it’s like.  You have to put all your faith in the reality of the Bible according to Jesus and the prophets, so much so that heaven and hell are more real to you than the grass under your feet and the breath in your lungs.  That will make you a Christian who loves his neighbor and love the Lord as he should. 

 

Strangers in Kenya

Simplify, simplify, simplify

As I begin work on my next book, tentatively sub-titled “The Revolutionary Way YOU Can End Third World Poverty”, I meditate on the words of Henry David Thoreau–Simplify, Simplify, Simplify!

Joe Paterno

You’re never as good as you think you are when you win, and you’re never as bad as you think you are when you lose.

The Ebook is Here!

Hallelujah!

What is a fairly easy process for most people has been such a headache for me.  Our slow, slow, slow Internet here in Kenya has made creating an Ebook a nightmare.  But, enough complaining…because it’s done!

Mobipocket is the biggest distributor of Ebooks, and now that my account is created, any Ebook retailer in the world can pick up my book hassle-free!  I’m super-stoked about the marketing possibilities.

Check out the listing here and maybe, just maybe, you can be my first E-customer?

William James

The best use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.

 

All That You Can’t Leave Behind

Martin Luther

My temptations have been my masters in divinity.

Get ‘em off the pedestal

I came across this blogger’s take on missions.  A worthwhile read.

Thoughts on Missions and Missionaries « RAW CHRISTIANITY

I find this to be true

“Our envy last longer than the happiness of those we envy”  Heraclitis