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Day 21 – Our Wailing Wall

Posted on September 21, 2014 by marriageonamission

Several years ago, my (Penny’s) mom hand-crafted a wailing wall quilt for marriages that we could carry from state to state. Over the years, hundreds of prayer requests have been placed inside the pockets of our quilt. This mission may … Continue reading →

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Day 24 – About Last Night

Posted on September 24, 2013 by marriageonamission

It happened. It finally happened! There was another wife at the table besides me. Every fall for the last seven years, I’ve been the only woman at a table full of men–all of them longing for marital restoration. During each of … Continue reading →

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Day 2 – Who Knew?

Posted on September 2, 2013 by marriageonamission

Who knew that twenty-four years ago today, we would marry each other? Who knew that in less than two years, our marriage would be destroyed? Who knew that eleven years and no contact with each other would follow? Who knew … Continue reading →

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The HOW of God’s Mission

Posted on September 12, 2012 by marriageonamission

Are you worried about how the things you are facing right now are all going to turn out? You’re in good company. God’s mission grows best in the habitat of impossibility.  Over and over again as we’ve opened the Word … Continue reading →

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The Hunger of God’s Mission

Posted on August 17, 2012 by marriageonamission

When we were married the first time in 1989, it took less than two years for us to become another casualty in our church. We had it all backwards; chasing after God’s mission instead of chasing after our Maker. As a … Continue reading →

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The Grief of God’s Mission

Posted on April 22, 2012 by marriageonamission

My life passage is Isaiah 61:1-4. Powerful? Yes. Purposeful? Absolutely. But, on nights like this…when grief grabs at my gut and anguish atrophies every muscle of faith I can muster…I don’t care about power or purpose.  I just want God … Continue reading →

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What I Didn’t Want for Christmas

Posted on January 1, 2012 by marriageonamission

Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!” John 11:43-44 I love the story of Lazarus because, … Continue reading →

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Faith: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Posted on December 9, 2011 by marriageonamission

The following post is an excerpt from our upcoming devotional, Marriage on a Mission–A Short-Term Journey with a Long-Term Impact. “As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, calling out, ‘Have mercy on us, Son of David!’ … Continue reading →

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Holding on to HOPE

Posted on November 30, 2011 by marriageonamission

“….A man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24 But the Darkness comes calling and what once was one is torn in two. His heart grows hard. Her heart … Continue reading →

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Broken Things

Posted on October 19, 2011 by marriageonamission

I don’t like it when things get broken. Don’t like it one bit. But, God has a hankering for broken things. He has to have them. He searches for messes beyond measure. Because NOTHING lies beyond His restorative reach. NOTHING. … Continue reading →

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