Marsha's Blog

I hope you've been enjoying this series on "The Armor of God". I've had lots of comments and opinions, leading to some great discussions! So now we're ready to move to the last piece of armor, the "Helmet of Salvation".  A few months ago, one of our precious 14-year-old girls from church was over at a friend's house, and it was suggested they take a bike ride. Not having her own, she quickly borrowed one. not knowing that the brakes were not working properly. Everything was fine, until they started down a steep hill. Both kids began picking up speed, having the time of their loves. Until she noticed a curve in the road farther down. Brakes were applied, and nothing happened, except even more speed. What followed was a few seconds of panic, during which time she could only pray as she rode into a concrete wall. By God's grace, an off-duty fireman was passing by. Actually, they're quite a few folks  who are convinced that he was a guardian ange

  Well, haven’t we all had a week to remember?  Whilst we remain fine, things around us are pointing to doom and gloom, at least as far as the world we understand.   And the trend seems to be global. Here in Australia as well as in the USA, the ‘more conservative’ factions were beaten out by liberal powers.  Not sure yet how that’s going to play out, but we’ll be praying for wisdom among our evangelical brothers and sisters who are convinced that the end is nigh. I did hear a remark the other day that I found both comforting and challenging. “Historically, persecution has never hurt the church.” And then on top of all that uncertainty, another of our missionary kids from Japan and from son Nathan’s generation had a heart attack and died this week. I think that makes five from a close-knit group of friends who grew up together as part of a very special mission family. Suffice it to say, folks all over the globe have been crying on each other’s shoulders, separated by miles but closer th