September 2013 – Peacocks On The Loose

All Things?

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Miranda

I am working on a post about the wonderful two-sided nature of partnership, building a partnership team, and how God is refining us in this process, but I was struck by the profoundness of this verse tonight and I wanted to share it with you.

“Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ,” Philippians 3:8.

This is a familiar verse that I know well. It makes a powerful statement of significant truth, and yet, I do not always live like this. If I did live like this, what would I put aside daily, or even hourly to pursue the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus? How can I model this to my children? I don’t have profound words or insights for you today, but I do have an insatiable desire to live this out. What does this look like for you?

Miranda

The Bible Translation Process

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Miranda

Many of you have asked about how Wycliffe works. This video gives an overview of the steps involved in Bible translation. Please take a few minutes to check it out.

One of the many reasons we love being part of this organization is how accomplishing its mission impacts so many areas of a community. We are excited to be joining a team of people around the world who are working together in all of the different parts of this exciting task.

Being Still and Looking Forward

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Miranda

“Be still and know that I am God” Ps 46:10
photo by Dale Peacock

There are many things that I love doing, but anyone who has known me for more than a day would probably agree that waiting is not one of them. My natural tendency is to act, plan, strategize, and “do” until something happens. However, God continually brings me back to Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” (ESV).

In the midst of my busyness, I am called to be still. Sometimes, I watch my children attempt to sit still or wait for something they really want and it reminds me of what I must look like to God. Their little bodies cannot stop fidgeting and they can’t seem to turn off their minds enough to relax, trust me, and be still. This morning, I was making our favorite breakfast (peanut-butter-chocolate-chip baked oatmeal) and they were so eager to eat that they could not wait for it to come out of the oven. They danced, stood around the oven, and begged for it to be finished. So often, I do the same things. God has something great in the works and I get so busy anticipating, planning, or “doing” that I fail to be still.

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Dandelions

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Dale

For many of us, dandelions are simply a useless weed. We combat them in our yards; we stamp them out wherever they pop up, lest they infest our otherwise pristine yards with their ugly stalks and displace the more-favored green of our grass.

But it wasn’t always this way. As children, we didn’t see the weeds. We just saw the amazing, beautiful bright-yellow flowers poking up above the expanse. As a child, I remember picking these flowers (and lots more) to give to my mom—a “beautiful” bouquet of weed-flowers presented as my best to her, for her to cherish. In fact, our own children do the same for Miranda (especially the boys); they’re always on the lookout for weed-flowers for Mommy.

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