Merry Christmas

It’s almost Christmas. Pete and I hope you are enjoying each moment of this wonderful time of year when we celebrate the birth of our Savior and King Jesus Christ. We hope you enjoy this little Christmas story, written about five years ago and updated for this post. Making his way down a path of

Time for Christmas…Time for Christ

How many times have you read the Christmas story as recorded in Luke? If you are like us, probably more times than you can count. I read the story again this morning and noticed something I have never noticed before. Time is important to God. I counted thirty-one references to time in the Christmas story,

WHEN I AM WEAK

When I am weak…Then I am strong If this year has taught us anything it is that we are not as strong and as self-reliant as we believed ourselves to be. As Pete and I enter this fall and winter season ministering with The Fellowship of Christian Farmers, we readily admit that we are weak.

ARE WE HOME YET?

All of us with children and grandchildren are familiar with the question, “Are we home yet?” Most children long for the safety and comfort of home with its routines, comfortable bed, familiar food, and place at the table. Adults aren’t much different. After spending three months in Minnesota, we were happy to make it safely

URGENCY OF THE END

Everything on this earth–every good time, every day of sorrow, every opportunity, every life–has an end. While we have been in Minnesota two precious friends have passed away, reminding us once again that life here on earth is short. Responding yes to Christ’s offer of salvation is the most important decision we make, because it

THIS ISN’T WHAT WE PLANNED

We started our journey to Minnesota towing a trailer filled with 1300 walking sticks and hearts exploding with heaven-high hopes of witnessing to at least that many folks at community festivals, flea markets and fairs this summer. We prayed about our journey and told God all about our plans to return to Florida without one

TRAVELING THROUGH STORMS

I believe people from Florida have the most experience traveling through storms. Besides hurricanes, storms happen almost every day during the summer months. And they most often arrive right in the middle of afternoon rush hour. The sky turns dark, thunder cracks, darts of lightening flash from sky to earth, winds howl, and rain falls

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Coronavirus. Coronavirus. How has that one word impacted your life? Has it kept you from church fellowship? Has it kept you from ministry? Have you lost income? Have you or someone you love suffered with the virus? Are you living with fears you never had before? When we started ministering with the Fellowship of Christian

HOW TO CELEBRATE EASTER WHEN THE SANCTUARY DOORS ARE CLOSED

When I see this picture of Pete “hitchhiking” to the top of Mount Arbel in Israel, I’m reminded of the story of another hitchhiker. He was a young man. The day after he graduated high school, he left his small town and family and headed to the big city where he got a job and

Swamp Cabbage Days Yielded Amazing Harvest

By the time the Swamp Cabbage Festival in La Belle Florida came to an end, we were exhausted. The bones in my feet throbbed as I dropped into the car next to Pete. My back seemed like it was on fire. I felt as if I could spend the next week sleeping. But as I