Standing Your Ground . . . without Driving Yourself (and everyone else ) Crazy. “But Eleazar stood his ground . . .” II Samuel 23:10 A key to a joyful life is knowing when to stand your ground versus saying, “It’s no big deal.” Kampala, Uganda is on edge. The U.S. government shared a …
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Thoughts on the Wedge of Discouargement
Writing Note: I have friends who are currently discouraged. As I’m praying for them, I recalled one of the most insightful fables about the subject of discouragement. As you read this, please join me in praying for my friends as well as any others you know who are discouraged. Discouragement comes to us when …
Two D-Words: Depression and Discouragement.
Click on audio player to hear podcast on “Discouragement or Depression” This is an excerpt from the Curt Iles’ book, The Mockingbird’s Song. You can order copies as well as download the e-book at http://www.creekbank.net Finally, I want to mention the difference between discouragement and depression. Discouragement is something we all deal with. …
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Telling about a Journey
This blog post will be updated throughout the week. Stay tuned. You can also follow our recent journey at our Facebook/Twitter/Pinterest pages: <curtiles> It’s a word I love: Journey. It can be a trip of a thousand miles. Or in the last two weeks, 2000 km. That’s a journey. Or a journey …
The Six Words Shaping my Life
6 Words that keep my feet on the ground . . . and my grip tight. MY CURRENT words are 1. My Jesus-Walk 2. Living Gratefully 3. Learning Passionately 4. Connecting! 5/6. Impact and Influence. I’ve developed the habit of using 6 words to help focus my life. Africa is no different than America. There are so many …
The best stories often come from Africa.
How is the grass on your path? But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private . . . -Jesus in Matthew 6:6 When an African becomes a Jesus-Follower*, he is taught the importance of having a private place to pray. They …
Thoughts on Getting it Done
“They can be got” We’re on the road today. Dave, Sel, Rob, Scott, and me. 10 hour (or more) drive from Juba, South Sudan’s capital to Rumbek. Pray for traveling mercies. Today, I thought about Kenny. Like me, he’s a country philosopher. A fellow son of the piney woods. He’s a lover of …
Going to Dinka Country
If you’d like to subscribe to our blog, click here. The Dinka are best known for their great love of their cattle. We’re looking for some Southern Jesus-loving Cattlemen to come over and share the Gospel with them! How you can pray this week. I will be travelling with four young men who are …
Homesick Day
The sun sets on another Saturday Over Lake Victoria and Entebbe. It’s amazing how quickly the equatorial darkness falls. Dusk one moment. Nightfall the next. Smoke from charcoal fires linger in the late rainy season air. Laughing Ugandan children pass by Outside our razor wire compound wall. The haunting Muslim prayer call echoes …
A Small Beginning
It’s only a small piece. I picked it up from a pile of bricks under a large tree. Nearby is where a church will be built in the future. We stood there with our friend Isaac. This is land that has belonged to his family for generations. He said, “This is my Jerusalem. This is …
