Archive for 2010/08


Henri Nouwen Quotes

I love the thoughts and words here by a man who lived deeply a journey into life and faith in Jesus Christ:

Finding Truth

I thought others of you might enjoy looking over a recent email exchange I had with a brother this week: From him: I have been studying and studying God’s word and different interpretations of certain areas of the bible, and it seems that there are so many different opinions on things that I feel like [...]

Oops! Wrong Father!

I heard an incredible story today and I think it is as true for many of us as it is for the person who sent it to me in an email. I quote: I feel like I’m meeting my Dad for the first time! My wife’s best friend is a real-life Jerry Springer show. She [...]

Gentleness

As I start my vacation, I’ll leave you with this: “Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength.” Ralph W. Sockman I saw that go by by eyes a few days ago and was really touched by it. Ralph W. Sockman was a Methodist minister in New York City [...]

Finding Your Way to Love

First, an announcement: Our offices will be closed August 5-16 as Sara and I will be on vacation and have no one to cover the office. We will not be able to fill orders during this time, so please order before that date if you need any of our things before we return. Or, you’ll [...]

Lessons From the Garden

I told this story on last week’s podcast, and a friend of mine typed it up for his Facebook page. I reprint it here (with some gentle edits), because the story is growing in our family to understand something about God’s nature and our own. When we try to defend what God isn’t defending, we [...]