October 23, 2015
Esigie (pronounced ah-si-jay) is a consultant for the U.S. government in communications systems. He is a well-educated electrical engineer and entrepreneur with a specialized battery pack business operating out of Nigeria, his place of origin. Although he is a very accomplished and educated world traveler, he was quite humble. We hit it off immediately. Within minutes,… View Article
October 23, 2015
“What a sense of humor,” I told myself as I stumbled sleepily to my aisle seat for my return to the United States. Seated next to me was Tal. That is the Hebrew word for “morning dew.” Her husband, Abir, sat beside her. They were newlyweds on their way to the States for a honeymoon…. View Article
October 23, 2015
Just as I thought our Kenya experience was over we landed with a 4.5 hour layover in Nairobi. A Kenyan employee who navigated our baggage from one terminal to another advised us to get a cup of coffee at an outdoor cafe because of our long wait. When we got there, only a partial table… View Article
October 23, 2015
Not only were we on our way to Florida to see our daughter, son-in-law, and grandbabies, but together, we were going on outreach to one of the projects in Palm Beach. Rachel and Joey had recently become involved with Urban Youth Impact and they were very excited about us joining with them for a day… View Article
September 16, 2015
This article is a part of the Biblical Hope series. To start this study from the beginning, click here: Biblical Hope. Genesis 25:5, “Abraham gave all he had to Isaac.“ Abraham sends all the other sons given to him away with gifts and then “breathed his last” and died. Principle 31: We have been given… View Article
September 16, 2015
This article is a part of the Biblical Hope series. To start this study from the beginning, click here: Biblical Hope. “My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” (Genesis 23:15) Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the… View Article
September 16, 2015
This article is a part of the Biblical Hope series. To start this study from the beginning, click here: Biblical Hope. He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which… View Article
September 16, 2015
This article is a part of the Biblical Hope series. To start this study from the beginning, click here: Biblical Hope. Light-hearted living is the way the Seed of the Promise are permitted and enabled to live. And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me. (more accurately;… View Article
September 16, 2015
This article is a part of the Biblical Hope series. To start this study from the beginning, click here: Biblical Hope. What does the story of the Jew and the formation of Israel have to do with being a disciple of hope? The answers is found in Romans 8:20-25: For the creation was subjected to… View Article
September 16, 2015
This article is a part of the Biblical Hope series. To start this study from the beginning, click here: Biblical Hope. And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness. (Genesis 15:6 ESV) But he said, “O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?” (Genesis 15:8… View Article
September 16, 2015
This article is a part of the Biblical Hope series. To start this study from the beginning, click here: Biblical Hope. Disciples of hope follow the leading of the Lord as they journey. The calling of Abram and the planting of the zerah in the soil. Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your… View Article
September 16, 2015
This article is a part of the Biblical Hope series. To start this study from the beginning, click here: Biblical Hope. Principle 16: the source of Hope is the promise of God The vessel of Hope is a person (seed, offspring; “zerah”) The remainder of the story is about the Seed. Stages: The carriers The… View Article