Weekly Thoughts From Outside the Boat

Hey guys, We have had an incredible week. We celebrated our 20th Anniversary this past weekend. It was great to be able to reconnect with people we haven't seen in a while, or we haven't had a chance to serve with in years. We also had our mission partners in from all over the world: the Middle East and the Far East. Even in the midst of all that, I want to share something with you that I read just the other morning. This week’s Thought comes from Psalm 103 and 104. It's t

Hey guys, This week’s Thought comes from Psalm 65. I have to tell you up front, this is the longest passage I've ever chosen for one of these devotionals, but as I was reading, I just couldn't find a good place to stop! David says in Psalm 65:5-8, “You are the hope of everyone on Earth, even those who sail on distant seas. You form the mountains by Your power and armed yourself with mighty strength. You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the

Hey guys, This week’s Thought comes from Proverbs 28:21. There, Solomon says, “Fire tests the purity of gold and silver, but a person is tested by being praised.” Let's break that down. Fire burns the impurities from gold and silver. Most of us have never been involved in the actual refining process of gold or silver or fine metals, but we understand the concept. Intense heat separates the impurities from the gold and silver, and what's left is more pure than what was ther

Hey guys, This week’s Thought comes from Proverbs 26:7. There, Solomon says, “A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg.” We've all been there. We've all been sitting for a while, in a strange position, and our leg goes to sleep. We get up and we almost fall, because well… in that moment it's useless , right? Beyond the actual physical example that Solomon is making here, I want us to go a little bit deeper. A proverb, or a word of wisdom, in the

Hey guys, I hope you're having a great week. This week’s Thought comes from Hosea 6. I was in Sunday school this past weekend and my co-teacher was teaching from Matthew 12. During the lesson, she pointed back to Hosea 6:6, and I could not get away from this verse. Hosea 6:6 says this, “I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want your burnt offerings.” I'm pretty sure none of us have offered up a burnt offering recently. However,