Hasten Home this week: my support team

a family of "snowmen": mom, dad, brother and sister

This week I read a post on mylifeismyrainbow at wordpress.com.  The post, entitled “A Family = A Team“, got me thinking.  I would like to tell you about the support team behind Hasten Home. In ministry and in business–and in … Continue reading

On fire for Vacation Bible School!

DSC_7138 by Cameron Strandberg, Fitzhugh Newspaper, Jasper, Alberta 2009 (creative commons attribution license) - flickr.com

Are you on fire for Vacation Bible School?  Do you know that your church’s efforts are truly being blessed by God?  Or do you think of Vacation Bible School with a wavering heart, wondering if you are really doing much … Continue reading

Something for the Children #16: Puddles and the Rattlesnakes

"Puddles" the sleek, grey cat

Puddles is a sleek, grey cat.  He is beautiful, and he seems to know it, too.  Puddles enjoys walking around with a look of pride, slowly, smoothly.  Sometimes we like to call him “King Puddles”.  He is the one who … Continue reading

That Guy with the Talking Donkey, Part 5 (conclusion)

Balaam’s course was leading him in the wrong direction.  God spoke to Him directly, He spoke to him through Balaam’s donkey, He gave him the prophetic gift denouncing his own course, and yet Balaam persisted.  And for what?  The dim … Continue reading

That Guy with the Talking Donkey, Part 4

What was Balaam thinking!  He could have had no doubt what God’s will was and yet he was persisting in seeking his own will.  His repeated line was “I have to say what God puts in my mouth—but maybe He … Continue reading

That Guy with the Talking Donkey, Part 3

Balaam was persisting in his stubbornness.  First, he argued with the Lord; then he argued with his donkey.  One way or another, he was determined to get his hands on the rewards offered to him by the enemy of God’s people; … Continue reading