Behind are the long lines under the blistering sun, toting extensive documentation to share with consular officers. Also in the rear-view mirror are the concern and guilt over leaving country and family behind in favor of a better future. Now we were planted at our arranged destination with much work left to be done, learning a new culture, language and way of life. Not an easy task for an uneducated hard-working couple with a young son rebelling against this seismic shift. What lay ahead was much gut-wrenching change, tedious toil, misunderstandings, and constant learning experiences, all with the goal of […]

When was the last time you considered just how easy it is to fall into the trap of exchanging the love and devotion you have for our Creator for created things? Now, I am not just speaking about those created things that we would put under the heading of “BAD” – like possessions that possess us, worldliness that wreaks havoc in our world, and the desperate desire for instant gratification regardless of the cost or circumstance. We exchange the Creator for some very good created things like . . . Family Friends Finances Success Work Church service Hobbies Possessions Can […]