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I AM, Linguistics, Translation, Words
Hi. I’m Kelly and I’m a word-addict. I love a good word. Something descriptive, whimsical, and multisyllabic. A solid use of boondoggle or twitterpated or kerfuffle or balderdash can make me smile any day! A friend recently sent me a blog which discussed “25 Handy Words Which Simply Don’t Exist in English.” (link here) It [...]
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compassion, despair, Joy, perspective, providence, suicide, VOM
The letter came today. Voice of the Martyrs (Nancy and I receive their monthly newsletter and give as led to their ministry from time to time), fiercely devoted to serving the persecuted church across the globe since 1967, confirmed what I had already heard via the internet. Executive Director, Tom White, took his own life [...]
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We all tend to orient our lives around removing “empty” spaces, where God is asking us to seek Him in them.
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discouragement, gospel, idolatry, justification, ministry, New Building, pastoral ministry, prayer
Truth is I need multiple cures for this disease. Most if not all pastors struggle with it. It evidences itself in a tendency to validate one’s existence by perceived success in the gospel work. It shows up a lot on Sunday mornings. We can measure it by how we feel about attendance at our services. [...]
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blessing, boldness, fatherhood of God, gospel, prayer
A neighborhood book club simpatico insisted that I just had to read Ken Follet’s Pillars of the Earth. Set in medieval times it tells the long tale (just short of a thousand pages) of the building of a cathedral and all that entailed. I haven’t finished the book yet, but I have found it an interesting [...]
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brevity of life, cancer, death, envy, old age, promises of God
I must confess. I felt a twinge of envy last Sunday. As Scott worked his way through Genesis 15, verse 15 got my attention. There God promises Abram this: you shall be buried in a good old age. I immediately wondered if, among all the other stupendous promises Moses received from the Lord with that [...]
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death, eternal life, feasts, funerals, gospel, hope, parties, wisdom
For the second time in less than a week I will go to a house of mourning tomorrow. I will officiate at the funeral of a brother in Christ and member of my church for the last several years. We have shared a lot in common the last eighteen months as cancer victims experiencing the [...]
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addiction, change, character, marriage, running, sobriety
I received this earlier this week from Jared Combs (new member at OGC) with a little help from Jillian Groeneveld: I’m not much of a writer, so Jill has agreed to help me with this article. The Lord has spoken so many priceless things to me recently so this is my attempt at jotting them [...]
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It’s time for the new quarter of classes at OGC. I’m teaching a class on Peacemaking, but it’s up against some strong contenders — Systematic Theology being one of them. We like our doctrinal studies and Biblical exposition at OGC, as we should. So why shouldn’t everyone just attend the other classes, and forget about [...]
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Hospitality, Interruptions, rest, Sabbath, Time
Let’s play a game. I’ll say a word and you tell me what pops into your head first. Ready? Hospitality. Here are things that come to my mind: cleaning the house, setting the table, breaking out the real place mats and napkins, hours of careful cooking, inviting people over, using the good china, providing a [...]
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