Tiny hands, tiny hands of an infant, reaching up in simplicity, Unblemished, trusting and blameless, would one day be nailed to a tree. Ordained in the throne-room of heaven, planned by God before time had begun; Living Word who brought order from chaos, All the glory of heaven in One. He is here, He is […]
by Patricia Who we understand God to be has enormous significance in our lives. How we picture what He is like will have profound implications upon how we view the world, how we see ourselves, and how we interpret what is going on around us. It is one of the most important things in all […]
He knew that, unless God intervened, his days on this earth were numbered, so he was looking forward to being released from the hospital to return to his home and the beautiful view overlooking Lake Ann in Bella Vista, AR. He loved this place where, from time to time he would see an eagle or […]
Our daughter-in-law, Jessica, just drew our attention to a poem by the Swiss hymn-writer, Henri Malan, who wrote over 1000 hymns in the early 1800’s. About 25% of the hymnal we used in the Evangelical Church, Lausanne, Switzerland. where I was baptized, were written by him. This is a very timely poem in light of […]
We were recently in the Seattle/Tacoma, Washington area at the invitation of Russian/Slavic congregations who put together two services of what they called a Ron and Patricia Owens Music Celebration. Our part was to share the inspiration and Scriptures behind the choral numbers they sang. They also had us minister in song, preach, as well […]
“A work in progress”—most of us are familiar with the expression and perhaps use it in several different ways. At this moment it seems to describe some things for us in terms of projects in which we are involved, but there’s also an awareness that it is a pretty apt on-going description of our lives […]
A number of years ago we were talking with some friends about the never-ending work involved in keeping our yard mowed, etc. We began to laugh and try to out-do each other with creative ways to get around the yard work. Things became sillier and sillier as we talked, until one of us finally came […]
This time of the year can too easily become one long meaningless holiday blob—Thanksgiving merged into Christmas—without time to truly reflect on the significance of either of these special days! But we don’t have to allow this to be the case in our personal lives and don’t intend to do so. We want to express […]
There are several items we want to share. The first has to do with a very special date on the Owens’ calender . Patricia and I will be celebrating our Golden Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, August 22. Of these 50 years, 44 of them have been spent serving the Lord in ministry together. Over these […]
Copies of Manley Beasley: Man of Faith, Instrument of Revival are on their way to many folks who have ordered them. While Ron and I have been busy these last several weeks with the final details of the book’s release, I have found myself reflecting on Manley’s walk of faith and his influence upon me. […]