This has been an interesting few weeks. I came home from Kenya to no home . . . or rather to realize that my home is where my hubby is. We sold our house just before I left (praise God!), and the closing date was while I was gone. We were packing the house while … Read more
I’m in Kenya right now. I’m here with the LeTourneau University Wheels team,which I lead. This time, there are five students and two other LeTourneau faculty members with me. Yesterday, I came up to Kijabe alone for two days to meet with the BethanyKids leadership. I’m feeling grateful, both to the two other faculty members … Read more
If Karen and I look back on our life together— I think that we can say that we are prone to making rather large changes in a somewhat impulsive manner. For instance, there was the matter of getting engaged in the first place. About 40 years ago, we were in the middle of an argument, and Karen … Read more
When I was a kid— Dad used to take us on rides in the car on Sunday afternoons or after Sunday supper in the evening. If the hunting season was coming up, he would drive by all his favorite duck ponds to see how the ducks were doing. But most often, he would take us … Read more
The quote above is attributed to a writer by the name of Ella Winter She made the comment in a conversation with Thomas Wolfe, a writer and film maker. The sentiment, however, is much older than that. Jesus had a rough time returning home, as related in Mark 6:1-6. After trying to speak to the … Read more
Life doesn’t always go in straight lines. That’s certainly been the case for Phil and me. Like many people, our “dreams” went off in unexpected directions. Ever since he was tiny, Phil wanted to fly. He made hundreds of airplane models. In Junior High school, he signed up for Royal Canadian Air Cadets (Canadian Air … Read more
Karen and I got engaged during a very heated discussion. Some might call it an argument—about the nature of service. Karen comes from a missionary family who dedicated their lives to serving in Kenya. I, on the other hand, grew up in a blue-collar family that depended upon hard physical labor and a weekly paycheck … Read more
Do you remember the fictional character Radar O’Reilly of the 4077th M.A.S.H unit fame? M.A.S.H. was a very successful TV comedy many of us enjoyed watching. Radar was a corporal, the administrative assistant to the Colonel overseeing the M.A.S.H. unit. If it weren’t for Radar’s often unorthodox expertise at managing resources, the M.A.S.H. unit would … Read more
There is nothing like a personal story to bring home the “where the rubber hits the road” understanding of an issue. This is very true of the ongoing story of Assistive Technology (AT). In a sense, we all benefit from assistive technology, particularly as we grow older. There is, however, a group of people whose … Read more
An Invitation In the parable of the Great Banquet (Luke 14), invitations to the banquet had been sent to what might be called the normal people of the community. And we are told that they all found excuses not to attend because of other priorities and concerns. The response of the master of the banquet … Read more
