“Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” (Isaiah 6:8, ESV) It was a cold, snowy evening when our bus pulled into “The Glen,” headquarters of The Navigators in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was nearly Christmas and would soon be a day that would change our …
“And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.” (1 Peter 2:6, NASB) I grew up in a home with three brothers, three sisters, and a mom and dad, for a total of nine (with one bathroom!). We didn’t have much in the way of material possessions, but Christmas was always, somehow, a time of …
She gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. (Luke 2:7, NIV) Our first Christmas away as a married couple in snowy Illinois, Carol and I economized by making tree ornaments out of gift wrap or …
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! (Psalm 127:4–5, ESV) Hanging on the wall beside my desk in my new office here at DTS is a reminder of a most memorable Christmas. In fact it was just this …
