03.20.2025 – Parenting – 7 Comments on Take Your Kids on a Family Mission Trip Take Your Kids on a Family Mission Trip In 2002, our oldest child, Talia, was graduating high school. Whatever final touches we wanted to put on the pare…
03.13.2025 – Better Living – 8 Comments on 7 Questions To Improve Your Marriage 7 Questions To Improve Your Marriage My wife Karen is a therapist who sees a lot of couples whose relationship is in trouble. They are struggling and …
03.06.2025 – Refugees & Crisis, Short-term missions North Carolina Digs Out From Hurricane – You Can Help! Justin Rhodes took a video as Hurricane Helene threatened to wash away his family’s home and farm. A river raged …
02.27.2025 – Culture and Faith Am I a Cultural Christian? One of the questions I’ve wrestled with for much of my life is “What is a Christian?” America is known as a “Chri…
02.20.2025 – Leadership How Do I Know When to Take Action? I’m weird – I spend a lot of time reflecting, but I also tend to make quick decisions. I find that God often spea…
Orphans wept Orphans Every now and then I read a blog that just wrecks me and haunts me. Here’s one from Stephanie Fisk, whose heart is breaking as she touches the broken around …
Update from Hopegivers orphanage in India Orphans I just received the following email from Samuel Thomas in India: – We thank God for all the children are safe in all the orphanages/Hope Homes. – The l…
Strong covenants Community and Covenant There is a sign on a road in Monument, CO that describes a desirable property being developed. Lots are being sold on which homes will be built. One of the b…