“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” - Luke 14:26

“Later never happens.”

“Prayer might be the most important thing you ever do.”

What I want to do in this post, and hopefully more to follow, is share some wisdom with you that has been passed down to me from older, wiser men, who have walked with Jesus faithfully for many years. I hope this will encourage you in your journey just as much as it has mine.

We do not know a whole lot about Joseph and his life. In fact, for such a big player in the biblical narrative, we know very little. Yet, his life is quite remarkable. And it got me thinking, “I want to be a Joseph.”

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” - Philippians 4:8

“That’s the price of having friends that are obedient to the Lords call.”

A few years ago I gave a message that I entitled “Look Back, Stay Present, Surrender Your Future.” It was such a good message that I’m sure every person in attendance is still thinking about it to this day. Okay, it is probably just me.

We walked in the clouds. WOW, what a sight. We were hiking up Mt. Etna a second time, because it was so much fun we had to go up again on our next rest day.

This Italian word “piano” is the English word for “floor.” For example, my family lives on the “piano terra,” or ground floor, of our apartment building. For my American friends, this is not to be confused with the first floor.

Recently, my family and I finally explored Mount Etna by hiking the Schiena dell’Asino trail. We have incredible views almost daily of the volcano from afar, but we had yet travelled up the mountain for a family hike. Little did I know, during this hike God would put something on my mind to share with you. And it comes in the form of a spider.

Let’s be real, it isn’t really necessary to give an explanation for the changes I made recently. Aesthetically speaking, there are a few things that still need to be done. And chances are, most of you won’t even remember what the original website looked like anyways. Then again, I don’t write out of necessity. So, I thought I’d go for it anyways.

Over the next several weeks this website will be going through some changes. Some will be obvious. Others not so much. I am choosing to keep this page public while the changes are being made.

Mark 10 details an exchange between Jesus and a young man. The question this young man asks Jesus is, on the surface, a very good question. But what else does it reveal?

Have you ever watched a small stream of water? Think about a stream in the woods behind your house, a small river, or even the water on your city streets after a hard rain. Pay close attention to it.

I remember being in college at Spring Arbor University in Michigan and getting so excited when there was a random 40 degree day in January. The campus was flooded with people.

Our team in Catania has a daily practice we simply call abide. This is our effort to abide daily with Jesus through His Word.

I have found myself thinking about this question a lot recently. It isn’t the first time I have wrestled with this question, though.

Welcome to my blog. My name is Eric Harbin. I am a missionary. I’m sure that word can mean different things depending on who you are and where you are from.