“In the same way … clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (1 Peter 5:5) If you cannot influence someone, you cannot lead. Thus, leadership is simply about influence. John Maxwell writes: “True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes only from…
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“Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,” (2 Timothy 3:16) “What were we thinking!” we frequently exclaim. “You weren’t!” our daughter reminds us. Our young fur-baby, Salomé, turned one year old this week and it has been a tiring, frustrating, and yet rewarding…
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“I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry,” (1 Timothy 1:12) We pause this week to give thanks; (something we should really do every day, not just one day a year!). We have many things for which to be…
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On October 22, we posted an update to our blog about the alligators at the campground where we were staying. It’s been so long since that update we thought we’d better let you know that no, the alligators did not get us! 🤣 We arrived at the SOWER office safe and sound, got settled in,…
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“And God said, ‘Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, …’ So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, …” (Genesis 1:20–21, ESV) If you have followed our blog for any length of time you are familiar with our…
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“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.‘” (Genesis 1:26, ESV) The author…
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“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12, ESV) From sewing to serving food and from weld prep to archery, a day in the…
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“The Lord watches over the sojourners; … ” (Psalm 146:9, ESV) A few years ago we tried using the “Rule of 2” for our travel plan: travel only 200 miles/day, take a break every 2 hours, stop by 2 PM, and travel every 2nd day. Our plan also included staying at free locations along our…
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“Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their adversity and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” (James 1:27) About 23 years ago, the founder of Hope House (http://ahome2come2.com) acquired their current location in Marsing, ID. The property came with no running water, no usable…
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“A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) We planned to spend a couple of days in Hailey, ID to visit Katie’s niece on the way to our next project. As we plan, we also pay close attention to the weather. We’ve been through tornado warnings (and tornadoes close by),…
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