I’ve always thought that the account of Simeon in Luke 2:21-35 is a very precious and moving story. I’ve read it and been stirred by it at all times of the year. But of course, it’s particularly striking around Christmas. Simeon was an elderly man who had been promised by the Holy Spirit that he wouldn’t die until he had seen […]
December 22, 2006
Probably like you, I get a number of email prayer requests. Some requests are about people I know, and some are about people I’ve never heard of and will probably never hear about again, much less meet. Even if the prayer request is from someone I’m familiar with, often the prayer need itself is about […]
December 20, 2006
Today was our four-year wedding anniversary. It was also Judah’s first birthday. Cindi and I were married on December 20th, 2002, and Judah was born (unbeknownst to us at the time) on December 20th, 2005. The end of the semester was very lopsided for me as I worked overtime to finish my M.Div. at The Master’s Seminary. Maybe […]
December 8, 2006
Lord-willing, I finish my Master of Divinity degree in one week. That’s hard to believe. I haven’t really reflected on the reality of it yet, but it’s a significant process that the Lord has brought me through. My foremost concern going into seminary was that my heart would grow cold, I would learn to treat the […]
December 24, 2006
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