“I can plod,” said William Carey, the father of modern missions. “That is my only genius. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything.” 

Alone. Webster defines the word as “separated from others; isolated.” 

It was a time of transition. Our daughter was graduating, we were moving, and ministry was in high gear. For weeks I was waking earlier than normal, battling headaches and heartburn. My neck and shoulders were hurting. As a counselor, I knew the s...

Driving the school’s old Ford station wagon because of the greater luggage capacity, I jerked my way to the airport without incident and collected our visitor. The route home was extremely hilly, and the final hill had stone walls along both sides...