The Truth About Dying
If all we get out of Christ is a little inspiration for a few short years, we’re a pretty sorry lot. But the truth is that Christ has been raised up, the first in a long legacy of those who are going to leave the cemeteries. – 1 Corinthians 18:20 (MSG) Photo: ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: Eyes Toward Home Comments (15)------------------------------------------
Where is the Good in Good-Bye?
Where is the good in good-bye? We knew the good-bye would hurt in the moment we first said hello. We knew it when we bore witness to 72 orphans, leaping and skipping as the gate creaked opened to let our bus through. I knew the good-bye would cut deep when one of the little boys grabbed ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: Eyes Toward Home, haiti, mission Comments (25)------------------------------------------
When You See a Bit of Heaven
My one-way ticket tells me where I’m going, and I’ve got an internal GPS to help me get there. But it all looks so fuzzy up ahead. And where is Heaven anyway? Maybe the Good Lord knows my heart couldn’t handle it if He showed it all at once. So he gives us enchanting glimpses, in ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: Eyes Toward Home, Heaven Comments (29)------------------------------------------
When You Realize Heaven is Here
We had our seatbelts securely fastened, and tray tables in their upright and locked positions when we left. It was before dawn’s first light. We winged our way east — all four of us. I opened the shade of my window to pre-dawn darkness and a thick fog. I thumbed through a Delta Sky magazine, and ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: Eyes Toward Home, God Gallery, Heaven Comments (19)------------------------------------------
Chicken Dance
I see it first, while driving down our country lane as the glowing sun spills light over these golden-stubbled farmfields. It’s a lost hen, dancing a weary little circle over by the mailbox. She’s flown the coop and can’t find her way back home. The girls tumble out of the car, drop their backpacks on the gravel driveway and try to catch a befuddled ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: Eyes Toward Home Comments (25)------------------------------------------
JENNIFER @ GETTING DOWN WITH JESUS
