A verse most commonly quoted, and that always comes to mind when talking about love, is 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." Indeed, this is love. This is a taste of God's

This is the last piece for my recollections of our Manila missions. Day Three features our visit to the local hospital. It was a rainy day, so naturally, rainy days meant longer traffic waits as well. Manila has some pretty bad traffic - when you're stuck in a jam, you're really not going to be mobile for awhile. I remember being one of the "priviledged ones" to get to ride in Alvin's car. His car, though old, had air-conditioning; and that was a pretty big thing, considering

"There are always flowers for those who want to see them" Let's train our eyes to see simple beauties in the world around us. To see the silver lining behind every cloud that comes our way. To see the good in every person, regardless of the mistakes they make, because we all make mistakes. To teach ourselves to pause along our journeys just to see the flowers along our path. Because when we don't choose to see these things, when we don't have a conscious desire to see them, t

Called Me Higher - All Sons and Daughters I was first attracted this song for its musicality. I loved the melody, I loved the harmonization, I loved how the instruments blended together. And to be honest as I simply enjoyed the song for those elements, it wasn’t after the third or fourth listen that I actually started to pay attention to the lyrics, to what they were really singing about. I could just sit I could just sit and wait for all your goodness Hope to feel your prese