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"God has...filled the human heart with longing. But we know not what we long for until we see the breathtaking God. This is the cause of universal restlessness. Hence the famous prayer of Saint Augustine: 'You made us for Yourself and our hearts find no peace till they rest in You.'" -John Piper Finally, I caught up with her. You would think that with her hobbling along with a cane, uphill and myself in a motorized vehicle, it wouldn't have been a problem, but it did take a minute or two to find her. We had finished the meeting in Huila Huila, and I took my time talking and walking back to the truck, and I suppose during all that time she got a head start on us. She was an elderly, Quechua lady who had come to the Friday meeting for the first time. As I was getting ready to leave, one of the ladies mentioned to me that this elderly lady had at least a 45-minute walk, uphill, to her mud-brick home and maybe we could give her a lift. We were given a gen...

A Brother “electronic” typewriter and a couple sets of sheets— part of my teenage years were marked by those things. Recently, my good friend Scottie and I were reminiscing about the “olden days.” When he was 17 and I was 16, we became best friends over a lively debate at a local Huddle House Restaurant. From there began Crossfire Ministries which would later turn into Spirit-Led. We were hungry and ready to charge Hell with a water pistol. A quote from Kris Vallotton the other week was the topic of our reminiscent conversation. He said that when he began in ministry he was taught to always prepare as if he were speaking to 1000s, be faithful in the seemingly small things and see where God will take you. So, he would spend hours praying, studying and preparing for 11 people in the nursing home where he held a service every Sunday for five years. Don’t despise the day of small beginnings.  That brought to memory the Brother typewriter and the sheets. When we had a ...

“And I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” -John 17:26 The only Charlie Brown quote that I remember is this: “Nothing spoils the taste of peanut butter like unrequited love.” Anyone over the age of 12 has dealt, at least once or thrice, with unrequited love. Since “unrequited” is not a word we use everyday, here is it’s definition: “Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such by the beloved. The beloved may not be aware of the admirer's deep and strong romantic affection or consciously reject it.” No matter how you slice it, unrequited love cuts deep. You can throw much of your heart, passion, energy, and even pocketbook, into it just to have it served back to you. Then, you are left in a puddle of tears, questions and you usually look stupid. I remember those few times in the past that has happened to me, asking God ...