I (Giles) recently spent some time in Ezekiel. What a difficult book to read! God’s bride, Israel, had become a prostitute to other nations, and His people started worshipping other gods and generally being disobedient in every area of their lives. God tells Ezekiel to go to His people and warn them about how He…
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Praying the Psalms
Giles and I attended a spiritual retreat last weekend at Saint Meinrad Archabbey, a Benedictine monastery and seminary in the rolling hills of southern Indiana. It was a weekend of nourishment for both soul and body. (The delectable assortment of baked goods offered to us at each meal was heavenly!) We booked this retreat with…
Uncovering Hidden Treasure
A teaching we read recently pointed us back to the parable of the hidden treasure in Matthew 13:44. This parable likens the Kingdom of God to treasure hidden in a field. When a man uncovered this treasure, he hid it again, and “then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that…
Are We Balanced? Are We Supposed to Be?
As I (Giles) reflect on these past few weeks, after having left my job of eight years to devote full attention to getting us to the mission field, I am realizing several things. One primary realization is that until I was released from my job, I did not know how much of my life it…
The Power of the Word
In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to their…
A Life Called to Love 