Life is fragile, love is not. -A Perfect Day (A Christmas movie)
No need to justify your sorrow before God
In your illness, in your pain, in your suffering, don’t immediately compare yourself to others, and don’t feel the need to justify your sorrow before God. Don’t wallow silently and stoically. Turn first to your Father, cry out to him, and receive his comfort. From the excellent article by Tim Challies, But Others Have It […]
We are a soul
We don’t have a soul, we are a soul. –Dr. Derek Thomas
Custodians of Memory
“Writers are the custodians of memory, and that’s what you must become if you want to leave some kind of record of your life…” –William Zinsser
Wisdom Wasted
“…wisdom that is not frequently revisited is wisdom wasted” —A Commonplace Book
Slow Down Look Back Consider God’s Goodness
If you live in the United States, today you’re likely scrambling in your preparation for Thanksgiving. So are we. We’re looking forward to being with many in our family over the next few days. But whether it’s Thanksgiving for you or not, you may find yourself frustrated by all you want to accomplish during a […]
Support update and Barakel News Fall 2017
This weekend we’re at 92% support. We can’t wait to be joining the Resident Missionary Staff at Barakel soon. Keep praying with us for God’s provision of full support. We’d love to get to Camp before the end of the year. We hear that this fall’s edition of the Barakel newsletter is in the mail. […]
Exciting news from the Pierponts
We’re happy to have big news to share in our progress toward joining the Resident Missionary Staff at Camp Barakel. https://youtu.be/sMBWc6cf8_Y We hope you’ll praise God and pray with us as we look forward to ministry at Barakel soon. Here’s how you can help us get to Barakel. Link to video on Youtube