Reflections
Carrying the Ashes Together: An Ash Wednesday Reflection
I don’t remember ever really “celebrating” Lent growing up. I could very well be remembering it wrong, I am getting a little older and over-the-hill now. Maybe we did something significant remember 40 days of something, but I don’t specifically …
Nothing-Something
I don’t want to sound like a crashing cymbal
I don’t want to be some empty noise
I’m down on my knees Lord I surrender
Jesus help me to love with a love like Yours
Whether in the church …
JIREH
18-20 And now I have it all—and keep getting more! The gifts you sent with Epaphroditus were more than enough, like a sweet-smelling sacrifice roasting on the altar, filling the air with fragrance, pleasing God to no end. You can
July Update – Lot’s o’ News!
We apologize for being a bit out of touch. It’s been a busy past few months for us with a lot of ups and downs. Additionally, the Covenant’s Blog service that this blog is hosted on has not been working
…Well done…
There are people that come in to our lives that seem bigger than life. They seem to have this place and presence in our lives and we naively think that they will always be there. We know of course logically …
In the Valley There is Confidence
Humility and the Cross
As we entered the Lenten season this year, we invited our whole family in to this to experience “Fat Tuesday” and Ash Wednesday. It is really one of the first times we have done this WITH the kids. We want …
Radical Hospitality
Radical Hospitality
It’s been quite a few years now that God continues to bring me back in one way or another to Romans 12, speaking of Love in Action. In Romans 12:9-13, Paul says these words:
…Love must be sincere.
Joel and Rolando’s First Ever Podcast
Joel and Rolando were recently interviewed on the Social Enterprise Podcast for the work we do in Ecuador. Please listen here when you have some time: https://soundcloud.com/finca-international/episode-36-the-santiago-partnership-in-ecuador
Memory of Last Year
Last year, on September 22, 2019 I was involved in a very traumatic experience that ended in the loss of a precious Ecuadorian baby boy to a fatal accident. I tried to blog about it last year, to write about …