A riverboat, a scarred leg, and a psalm that still gets God’s attention.<!– The People God Uses It’s often not the ones with the advantages. Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser Renato, Valdinho, and their team recently shared a simple supper at a remote buffalo ranch. On a previous visit, four people …
😊 Why King David Chose Courage Over Comfort—and Found Deeper Joy 😊<!– The Joy of Awkward Conversations Why King David Chose Courage Over Comfort—and Found Deeper Joy Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser I passed this heron during a quiet morning walk on my Sabbath rest day. Still. Watchful. Unhurried. It felt …
Learning to See Reality Through Psalm 3<!– How to Overcome Fear Learning to See Reality Through Psalm 3 Read time: 6 minutes View this email in your browser <!– –> A Dream The night after I memorized Psalm 3, I had an unusually clear dream. I was traveling with a team—Deanna was there, Anni, Tim Kubacki, …
What if the Psalms trained your imagination for a reality more solid than the news cycle? How the Psalms Retrain Our Imagination—and Our Trust Learning to see reality. Read time: 6 minutes View this email in your browser The Amazing Fraser Canyon Can you feel it? As the road narrows and the canyon walls rise, …
Staying Rooted Through Seasons of Growth, Release, and Trust Which Tree Are You? Staying Rooted Through Seasons of Growth, Release, and Trust Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser Christmas Eve Gratitude Early in the morning on Christmas Eve, Deanna received another Targeted Therapy treatment in the chemo ward at the Abbotsford …
A knock at the door. A broken boundary. An unexpected Christmas filled with grace, deliverance, and joy. When Things Get Messy Holy Interruptions, Fragile Boundaries, and the Joy We Didn’t Plan For Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser A Small Group, a Big Hope This is a small group from our …
What if opening your Bible this Christmas feels like opening a gift God wrapped for you long ago? When God Writes Us Into His Story How Books, Scripture, and Christmas Mornings Shape Eternal Lives Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser A neighbor missionary kid learns from our oldest daughter, Anni. (2002) …
From army-crawling Christmas mornings to Psalm 24’s “even Jacob”—discover the God who meets us in hidden places. The Hidden Work of God How quiet beginnings shape everything that comes after. Read time: 6 minutes View this email in your browser Rick, Ellis, Deanna, Olivia, Bella, Paul, Anni, Lucy, John (Tim’s brother), Tim, and Chris Wiens …
Christmas isn’t about perfect trees or perfect people. It’s about learning to ponder, like Mary and David, until we find God again. The Orange Tree Christmas How Improvising Leads to the Real Thing Read time: 15 minutes View this email in your browser Orange Trees are Also Evergreens Our family was remembering Christmases from our …
A simple Advent game in the Amazon taught our family that quiet kindness can change a family—and a neighborhood. The Ten-Centavos Manger. The Ten-Centavos Manger How Quiet Kindness Became Our Family’s Christmas Liturgy Read time: 5 minutes View this email in your browser A Psalm, A Promise, A Way of Life In Psalm 12, God …