Tag: ministry
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Last Time I Checked, It Wasn’t About Me
I love my job. That makes me a bit of an enigma. It’s countercultural when so many are looking to find their niche in life and work in a place they feel valued and necessary. I’ve the distinct privilege of working with folks coming to Orlando from the mission field. Stateside or overseas. Yes, that…
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You’ve Just Gotta See This
“You’ve gotta come see this.” John was yelling at me from the family room. Tiff and Ramsay had returned with Brooklyn. Just shy of a month, Brookie was skootching across the ottoman. Unbelievable. I hear that a lot. “Come and see this!” “You won’t believe this.” “I had no idea.” Something unexpected. Not anticipated. Often…
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Color Me Crazy
Our youngest, Debbie, just left for Puerto Rico and her second year of ministering to athletes. She’s thrilled to be going back. I miss her already. There’s an adrenalin rush with anticipated independence and living in a place your family’s never lived or visited. She’s going back seasoned, having lived and worked there for a…
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When It’s Time To Dance To A New Song
There’s something wonderfully encouraging about celebrating what people have done. Recognizing how they’ve impacted lives around them. Especially if one of those lives is mine. We’ve been in Washington, D.C. this past weekend honoring a couple we’ve known and worked with for many years. They’ve been significant in ministry, developing contextually needful ways of sharing…
Tip of My Iceberg 