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"Everybody squirt!" Suddenly 100 women whip out their spray bottles and begin to squirt their neighbor. Shrieking and laughing, we all cool down from the 105 degree heat. OK, back to the teaching... Our first multi-day conference for women is in progress. It's a first for most. A bit tentative and shy at first, they are warming up to the idea of a safe place where camaraderie and fun are core values. They will spend three full days here in a...
God’s Safe-Deposit Box
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” (2 Corinthians 4:7). We tend to put our valuables in places that will be hard for a thief to steal. Safes. Banks. Safe-deposit boxes. Yet God has placed His most costly treasure in common jars of clay, people whose hearts have been opened to Him. It’s like a woman putting her jewelry in a brown sack beside her bed. Makes no sense to us; it’s counterintuitive. But that is exactly what God has done. The orphans who have been...
Wise Investments
The last thing I want to do with my money is play the stock market. I know that some people have made enormous sums of money investing in various companies. But many, many more individuals have taken a tremendous hit and lost their entire investment. Combining my poor understanding of economics with the fact that I don’t like taking risks, I’m afraid I'd end up as another statistic in the latter group. I’m not against investing in the stock market. It’s just not for me to try.Jesus talked about making wise investments. He said, “Do not store up for yourselves...
Most of Us Are Just “Others”
Most of us enjoy seeing our name printed in the newspaper (unless it’s in the obituaries or in a list of recent arrests). In my reading this week, I noticed that some people are listed simply as “others”. I don’t know if they felt slighted or not, but that’s what most of us are. We are important to God, but to the vast majority, we are simply “others”.“When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others...
Why Not America?
People have raised the question, “With so many children starving in America, why does Apple of His Eye Charity raise funds for children in India and Rwanda?” The best response to that question is, “Ask the Lord.” While the needs are great in America, they are not limited to the United States. The Lord is also loves and is concerned for those on the other side of the globe. As the head of the body of Christ-followers, Jesus has led AHEC to serve the poor and marginalized in India and Rwanda. Another question that is often raised: “Why does AHEC encourage...