The Deal of a Life!

March 26, 2013 By

“Sammy.” Best Return on Investment Ever What can you buy for $38? Dinner out, maybe, if you choose your restaurant with care and skip the appetizer. Last year, you could have bought one share of stock in Facebook for $38, though it’s not worth that much today. A movie date might be doable if you go […]


Filed Under: Compassion International, God's omnipotence, orphans, poverty, Psalm 82, wealth

Horror and Outrage

December 18, 2012 By

Cadence, Sawyer, Elaine: Group Hug Beyond Imagination We mourn together for lives cut short in an ugly blast of gunfire. One moment, twenty beautiful young students and the adults entrusted with their education were studying the chalkboard, perhaps, or bent over worksheets.  And then suddenly, we were all robbed of their lives. A nation grieves […]


Filed Under: blessing, Compassion International, death, God's omnipotence, grief, poverty, Psalm 82, rescue

An Orphan With Hope

September 26, 2012 By

To God, Every Baby is as Precious as my Granddaughter [I’m taking a brief sabbatical from my sabbatical, as it were, to complete my pledge to participate in Blog Month for Compassion International. This week, we’ve been asked to write from the perspective of a sponsored child.] Today I Went to School.  I love going […]


Filed Under: Compassion International, disciple, God's omnipotence, love, Psalm 82

Do It For Daphne

September 7, 2012 By

Daphne Kate Matoushek, Minutes Old. Safe in Daddy’s Arms.  Do It For All the Daphnes. If you were here on Monday, you know that we expected a new granddaughter. As it happens, Daphne arrived at 3:09 p.m. local time on Tuesday, weighing 7 pounds, 10 ounces (3.46 kilograms), and measuring 19.25 inches (49 centimeters) long. […]


Filed Under: abundance, birth, blessings, Compassion International, God's omnipotence, grandchildren, orphans, Psalm 82