Slice of Life: Seasons on the Journey
Slice of Life: Seasons on the Journey: By Patty Spykstra Over a year ago we moved from our home in Aurora, Colorado to a Villa. Basically a place where we don’t mow the lawn or shovel the snow, a place we can easily leave behind when in South Africa. And a year later I am still […]
2 Trillion Galaxies
“The heavens tell of the glory of God. The skies display His marvelous craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make Him known…” Psalm 19:1-2. For the last several months I’ve been following the discoveries of the James Webb Space Telescope. These images without a doubt make the Psalms declaration […]
Seasons
As you read this blog I’m in the midst of traveling from one season to another in 21 hours. Leaving behind an absolutely fabulous fall in Colorado and set to land in a stunning South African spring. Truly amazing to experience two opposite seasons in less than a day. Lately I’ve been ruminating on the […]
Hearing the Father Sing – The Love Song
Last week I shared how reading the Love Story (The Gospel) reminds us that the lost have been found and opens our ears to hear the Father singing and celebrating over us (Zeph. 3:17). Here is another mighty way which opens our spiritual senses to hear His song, it is worship from a desperate heart. […]
Hearing the Father Sing – The Love Story
The other week I was preparing for a men’s Bible study meditating on Luke 15 and thinking to myself this just might be the greatest chapter of Scripture. I know that’s a big statement but hear me out. At the very core of Christianity is a love story. It is about Father God who pursues […]
Hearing the Father Sing – Longing for it
“I’m not certain I’m loved by God!” Recently 2 people shared with me a podcast from the well-know Christian pastor, speaker, and writer Francis Chan, where he openly revealed his heart. In the podcast (see link below) he disclosed that there was a season right before he turned 50 years old that he wondered if […]




