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Category Archives: Life Matters
At the 11th Hour
Tensions were high among nomadic tribes in northeastern Kenya. The Boran and the Gabra had started a revenge cycle. It was a familiar pattern among tribes in the area. This time, a Boran man suspected to be a cattle thief … Continue reading
Posted in Cultures, development, Inspiration, Justice, Life Matters, Missions, Personal, Prayer
Tagged Kenya, prayer
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Power
Mary* was not having a very good day, to say the least. Having been left by her husband weeks ago—without a job or source of income—she has been struggling to feed her three children, the youngest being five months old. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Bible Read-a-Thon, Inspiration, Life Matters, Prayer
Tagged Bible, changed thinking, choice, inspirational, poverty, renewed mind
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Time for Bed
My father had very rigid ideas about bedtime and waking up time. Staying up late, for him, was almost as serious of a wrong as other behavior we would typically label as sin: smoking, drinking, or other vices. Sleeping in … Continue reading
A Life Well Lived
My father passed away two weeks ago; we have just returned to Kenya after being with family in the States for his memorial. There is so much we could say about Edward Diener. He was born in 1917 as the … Continue reading
I Began to Cry
(Yes, the Bible reading is going on, but today’s post is different). I watched Dr. Brian H. Williams, a trauma surgeon who attended the wounded police officers in Dallas Texas, and I began to cry. “I do not understand why … Continue reading
