Harold was born on April 27, 1926, in the small town of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, the sixth of seven children. He had godly Mennonite parents who were farmers but often struggled to make ends meet. Throughout her pregnancy, his mother prayed earnestly that the child she was expecting would someday become a missionary, something she didn’t share with him until …
4:30am- the alarm clock goes off, and I hit the ground running, trying my best to be out the door by 6:00am, to be to school by 6:30am, and ready for the day and greeting my students by 7:00am. For many school administrators, principals, and educators, this schedule is all too familiar. With a schedule like that, why do we …
My hands were sweating, and my heart was beating with that heavy, shake-inducing kind of rhythm that I normally only get when looking down from precarious heights. I trembled a tiny bit when handing the woman a small pamphlet about faith. I looked at her, gathered my courage and asked “Would you like to talk with me about Jesus?” She …
Friendship is one of the most valuable things God has blessed us with on Earth. Our friends become some of the most important people in our lives- confidantes, prayer partners, and counsel providers. It’s natural to want to encourage and love on them- in fact, it’s Biblical! 1 Thessalonians 5:11 says “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, …
