by smiphilly | Jul 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Seriously, you guys should see our schedule for these three weeks. It’s packed. Every hour is represented by a little box on a spreadsheet (thanks Anne, for your organizational skills!), and even includes clearly marked “Free Time!” boxes. Though there’s really no...
by smiphilly | Jul 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel. Ephesians 6:19 Yesterday, as we gathered together after a long morning of door-to-door outreach, many different experiences were shared. As I...
by smiphilly | Jul 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 To be frank, I am by no means a writer. I have never considered myself an individual who can easily express myself so...
by smiphilly | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so...
by smiphilly | Jul 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Love is spoken here, says a discrete sign above the fireplace mantel in Bala’s huge living room – a short, objective summary of SMI’s first week. First week? Isn’t that crazy! It seems like we’ve been here and known each other for so much longer than that. There is...
by smiphilly | Jul 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
When Susan Post came to speak with us a few days ago, she made a very interesting point that has been on my mind. She said that even though God could essentially solve all the world’s problems in one breath, He chooses to work through us over time because He is a...