by Rich Hansen | Aug 24, 2020 | Provocative Questions
Who dares to be meek today? It’s not the meek (those who work quietly and diligently), but those who promote themselves who get the best jobs. It’s not the meek, but the loud and aggressive who command attention by being pushy, outlandish or controversial who rise to...
by Rich Hansen | Aug 18, 2020 | Provocative Questions
It is an understatement to say that these are difficult days for many in America and around the world. Recently I thought of the Beatitudes against the background of chaos disrupting lives, societies, nations: poor in spirit, mourn, meek, hunger and thirst for...
by Rich Hansen | Aug 11, 2020 | Mission in Africa
These past months have been unusually fruitful as the Lord opened new doors in ways I never expected. Since June, my “retirement project” ministry in Africa has grown to be almost full-time! I returned from my January/February trip to Ethiopia, Zambia and...
by Rich Hansen | Aug 4, 2020 | Provocative Questions
Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight in...
by Rich Hansen | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
There are at least 100 billion—maybe as many as 400 billion—stars in our own galaxy called the Milky Way, which is our local zip code in the universe. But there are also billions of other galaxies—billions of other zip codes just as large as ours. That means...