“Too much sanity may be madness. And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.” Not all great literature is enjoyable even when profitable. Take Don Quixote for example. We recently read the great Spanish classic. Miguel Cervantes is to the Spanish what William Shakespeare is to the
Read MoreIntrospection is important but dangerous. For the Christian, self examination leads to self-awareness which often leads to repentance. It can also lead to despair. How does that happen? One mistake occurs when we stake too much on how sorry we feel for how bad we have been. The problem is that we can never feel
Read MoreThe Ties that Bind Us The world is woven together tighter than we often apprehend. At 1,250 miles distance, San Antonio Texas and Minneapolis, Minnesota are almost as far apart culturally as they are geographically. Yet, it is a straight shot between the two cities on Interstate 35. Recently, we were hosted by a family
Read More“Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King r. Of course, sometimes you feel like you are about to go tumbling down the staircase. (A sentiment the reverend could sympathize with at times, I am sure.) Nonetheless, you do find that if your faith is
Read MoreHello and Welcome to our first update. We are still at the initial stages both of this website and of preparations for the school. Creating an instituion from scratch is sort of like building an aircraft carrier and launching it at the same time. No small feat to say the least. The word is officially
Read MoreWe are grieving the death of my wife’s nephew in Peru. It has been two weeks now. Romelio and Celia’s five month old son Jonathan died suddenly of heart failure. They worked desperately to the end to save him.It was a severe blow. There is a bitter-sweetness in it all. They trust that child is
Read MoreThis summer we were blessed by the visit three pastors from outside the United States. The first was an old friend working in a small village in a Spanish-speaking country. Close to 20 years ago he left a good job and good life in the United States to return to his home village. For the
Read MoreWe are gearing up for the new school year. Our family is still in the USA. We expect to spend most of the fall semester here and head down south by the end of the year. Of course we are eager to be off and running but transitions take time. Things are going well down
Read More– May you live in interesting times. (Old Chinese curse) For several weeks now we have been cruising along with the school and had no major disruptions. The continuity has allowed us to cover a lot of ground, and we are making some real progress. Alas, our blessed monotony must come to an end. This
Read MoreOne of the biggest challenges for missionaries is neither cannibals, grub worms nor tropical fever. One of the biggest challenges for missionaries is furlough, that odd cross between vacation and temporary layoff. In theory the furlough provides much-needed rest for the weary missionary and an opportunity to reconnect with enthusiastic supporters back home. In practice,
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