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I daydreamed of a beautiful old English house, with a flagstone hallway, big comfy sofas, and fine antique oak furniture. I pictured hollyhocks swaying outside the open windows and the scent of roses and lavender wafting in on a summer’s evening—not that I’m much of a gardener.

The dream seemed within my grasp, until I watched international movers advance through my home like locusts, swiftly wrapping every item we owned in cardboard.

It took four months for our …Read More →

Do you have someone in your life whose actions or attitude you’d like to change? Because, oh boy, the way they’re behaving and the things they are saying are so annoying.

The reality is, it’s hard to change people. We can try. We can think we have the ability to modify their behavior or how they respond. We can give advice and make suggestions. But, Read More →

God moves into the dirtiest and most squalid lives, and sets up home.

We climbed the steps from the subway station at Sham Shui Po on Hong Kong’s subway.

The unmoving sticky air hung heavy with the odor of noodles and spicy chicken.

People moved in all directions, except for a beggar. His wheelchair blocked the exit. A fingerless hand held out an empty plastic tub.

A man …Read More →

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 34:8 (NIV)

One of my twin boys is a picky eater. I used to blame myself for this. Now I realize because both twin boys have been brought up in the same way, they are just different. One is more adventurous with food than the other. I often encourage my son …Read More →