I don’t normally go to mission conferences because I always respond to any appeal for help.
I know if I hear of a need, I’d want to volunteer to help. So before I went to the OMF conference, I made myself promise not to sign up for anything.
Year: 2009
My sister lent me the book Falling Leaves, The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter, by Adeline Yen Mah.Â
Adeline tells of her life growing up in a prominent Chinese family with wealth, but not love acceptance. (I hesitate to say she lacked love because love could’ve been expressed in ways that she didn’t see. However, acceptance was definitely lacking from her family.)
When we say Christianity is a relationship, not a religion, what does that really mean?
How can you have a relationship with an invisible and infinite Being?
I had an insight at church today.
From what I read, all other religions require its followers to adhere to a set of standards, a system of worship…
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Did famous and influential people have it as their goal in life to be famous and influential? When they were children, did they say, “I am going to be famous author”, then charted a path to be a famous author? Or “I want to be a real estate tycoon” and designed their life to buy real estate?
My sister took me to Alicia’s for lunch today. Alicia’s is a quaint cafe with hefty signature sandwiches, fresh baked goods (muffins, cookies, cakes), and a friendly atmosphere run by the owner, Alicia, and her 3 daughters.
I want to own a place like Alicia’s.
I know it’s hard work – Alicia said she works 90 hours a week.
After I finished reading The Life You’ve Always Wanted by by John Ortberg last year, I wanted to read If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat, as recommended by Nat. But I don’t spend money to buy books (I read what I can borrow from people or from the library.)
…is they die.
Unless you have a turtle, chances are your pet will die before you. And if you have more than one pet like we did, you have to go through grieving several times.
It’s too sad, too emotionally draining.
Our bunny Smokey died today…
I learned that if I try to manipulate a situation, God will allow my plans to change so that His will be accomplished.
In the recent one-day Mexico mission trip, I asked people to volunteer at various locations. But I also used my “executive power” to put certain people in specific locations with the intent of doing what I think is best for them.
Orson Scott Card, the author of Ender’s Game, wrote a series of fiction on the women of Genesis – Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel.
When you read the life of Rebekah in the Bible, many questions come to mind:
What made Rebekah agree to leave her family to go so far to marry a man she’s never met?
I often hear people say “You have to do what you love.”
It would be nice to be able to be able to make money doing something you love. But in the real world, that doesn’t always happen.
Does that mean you should only do what you love? And if you don’t love what you do, you shouldn’t do it?