Our friend, Catherine Morris, sent us this quote from Tim Keller last night: “Sometimes God seems to be killing us when He is actually saving us–to follow God in such circumstances seems to some to be blind faith, but it is actually vigorous, grateful faith.” Keller is one of those guys who continually points me [...]
Archive for July, 2011
“Vigorous, Grateful Faith”
Posted in Uncategorized on July 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
And the Hits Just Keep On Coming…
Posted in Uncategorized on July 7, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The nuasea is back. I (and Luke as well) feel like the guy who wrote this: “Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning. Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.” –Psalm 5:1-2– My comfort right now is that the Gospel [...]
Almost Coming Home
Posted in Uncategorized on July 7, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Today is day 11 in our little adventure here in Winston. Luke is doing much better today. It was rough going on Tuesday night. Here is where we stand as of this morning: the nausea and abdominal pains have stopped, he is eating light foods, the irrigations are ongoing, and last night we had to [...]
God’s Plan from the Beginning
Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Being reminded of the Gospel is always helpful when we are here in Winston: “Christ’s death on the cross was not something that God came up with in response to Satan’s triumph in the garden of Eden or as a last resort when it became evident that men and women couldn’t live up to the [...]
Quick Update
Posted in Uncategorized on July 5, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Just a quick update on Luke. He is not doing well. He has thrown up several times in the past two hours and has severe abdominal pains. The Docs are tinkering with him trying to figure out what is going on. The upside is that Luke’s colon does appear to be working (barely though). One [...]
July 4th in the Hospital
Posted in Uncategorized on July 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Happy 4th! We are hanging in there. Yesterday was a good day for Luke. Today is not so good of a day. The nausea and the pain comes in waves. We are not sure when we will be coming home. The good news is that something is going on with his colon. He has had [...]
Making Some Progress
Posted in Uncategorized on July 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »