Stories for His Glory
Every person has a story. And every person’s story is special to God, the author and Creator of life. The stories I have heard in the past month are not easy to share. They are narratives of real people, wounded and broken by events, circumstances, and sometimes by other people. I…
For three summer-sweltering-sweaty evenings, volunteers from Maples Methodist church came out to share the stories of Joseph in Egypt with the children in our neighborhood. In addition to providing supper each night, they brought music, crafts, and games to reinforce and illustrate the stories. Heat and sweat aside, we had…
“Unplanned programming” yields such unanticipated and sweet dividends. John and I were at the Together Ministry Center RV organizing children’s books when we heard the pitter-patter of little feet outside — followed by a knocking at the door. One of our young friends saw our car outside and stopped by.…
Last weekend I spent some one-on-one time with a pre-teen friend. She used to live in the neighborhood where we minister, but her family moved. Although her home life changed dramatically after the move, we still continued to be friends. So this weekend we went to the TMC ministry space…
