10.11.2017 – Community and Covenant – 10 Comments on The Importance of Grandchildren The Importance of Grandchildren Today our eldest daughter Talia gives birth to our third grandchild – a baby girl. The C-section is scheduled for 1… Read Post
10.03.2017 – Comfort and Pain – 3 Comments on Las Vegas: A Prayer Las Vegas: A Prayer Another city. Another tragedy. We grieve with the families who are changed forever. We grieve for a nation newly gri… Read Post
09.28.2017 – Living Free – 18 Comments on You Need to Walk Through Brokenness Before You Appreciate Grace You Need to Walk Through Brokenness Before You Appreciate Grace Young people these days are growing up in a world overflowing with opportunity and options. Even pain becomes optiona… Read Post
09.21.2017 – Amazing God Stories – 2 Comments on How to Heal Blind Eyes: 1002 Dependence How to Heal Blind Eyes: 100% Dependence This story from World Racer Nicole Wolf tells of a time when she was sick nothing made sense. She was in Nepal and at… Read Post
09.20.2017 – Faith & risk – 6 Comments on How to Make It Through a Storm How to Make It Through a Storm My friend Cesar is texting me this morning from Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria’s 155 mph winds lash his building.&nbs… Read Post
09.15.2017 – Courage – 5 Comments on Are You Willing to Die for Your Faith? Are You Willing to Die for Your Faith? I have a quick question: Would you die for your faith? Earlier this year Coptic Christians were gunned down&nbs… Read Post
09.07.2017 – Comfort and Pain – 12 Comments on A Free Course: “Learning How To Cope with Pain” A Free Course: “Learning How To Cope with Pain” Some of you were raised by amazing parents who taught you everything you needed to know about pain. You learned how t… Read Post
09.02.2017 – A broken world – 2 Comments on The Gift of Pain The Gift of Pain For those coping with pain, The Gift of Pain by Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancy is an excellent book… Read Post
08.28.2017 – Better Living – 8 Comments on How to Become a Lifelong Learner How to Become a Lifelong Learner It’s that time of year – schools are opening their doors all over the world. But who needs school? You may if you nee… Read Post
08.23.2017 – Amazing God Stories – 5 Comments on Emilia Was Blind & Now Sees – A Story of Physical Healing Emilia Was Blind & Now Sees – A Story of Physical Healing Kate Campbell leads projects at Adventures. She led a project in the jungles of Peru last month and met Emilia… Read Post
08.15.2017 – Courage – 1 Comment on There is a War On – Will You Fight? There is a War On – Will You Fight? Dave Eubank is a friend and partner who is working to bring aid to the wounded in Iraq. Dave understands that ther… Read Post
08.08.2017 – Comfort and Pain – 16 Comments on Why do we experience pain? Why do we experience pain? One of the toughest questions in life is the question of “Why pain?” Why do the people I love struggle so? Why do we … Read Post
08.01.2017 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 14 Comments on We Are Sons & Daughters of the King of Kings We Are Sons & Daughters of the King of Kings Speaking to a group of leaders in Ongole, India last March, we declared that they were sons, not orphans. Then we pro… Read Post
07.31.2017 – Refugees & Crisis – No Comments on A Refugee Fleeing The Greatest Crisis of Our Times A Refugee Fleeing The Greatest Crisis of Our Times James could hear gunfire throughout the night. Living on adrenaline had become his new normal. Would they come for … Read Post
07.29.2017 – Simplicity Liberates You – 3 Comments on Glyer’s Law: Your Budget Expands to Match Your Income Glyer’s Law: Your Budget Expands to Match Your Income Why is it that most people save or give such a small percentage of their income? Gret Glyer has observed this phenome… Read Post
07.28.2017 – Refugees & Crisis – 4 Comments on ‘We are Watching Our Children Slowly Die’ ‘We are Watching Our Children Slowly Die’ Imvepi Refugee Camp, Northern Uganda. Opened in February 2017. Population: 120,0… Read Post
07.25.2017 – South Sudan & Uganda – 2 Comments on The Horror of a Woman Becoming a Refugee The Horror of a Woman Becoming a Refugee We read about refugees and see them as statistics, as news headlines. But what is it like for a woman to go… Read Post
07.21.2017 – Wounded healers – 8 Comments on The Ragman by Walter Wangerin The Ragman by Walter Wangerin I love this story. If you love the vulnerable gospel, I think you’ll love it too. My friend Jack Larson shared it wit… Read Post
07.19.2017 – Vulnerability and me – 12 Comments on The Vulnerable Gospel The Vulnerable Gospel We know that we should share our faith, but many of us feel awkward doing so. Maybe it’s time we changed the way… Read Post
07.06.2017 – Comfort and Pain – 6 Comments on Can Pain Be a Good Thing? Can Pain Be a Good Thing? I went to the doctor and he had bad news for me. My cholesterol score was too high. Not only that, it turns out tha… Read Post
06.29.2017 – Missions – 7 Comments on Learning to Partner Using Jesus’ Methods Learning to Partner Using Jesus’ Methods “Just tell me what I have to do,” my subordinate requested. “It’s not that easy, this assignment requires your dis… Read Post
06.22.2017 – Discipling – 5 Comments on The Incredible Power of Discipleship The Incredible Power of Discipleship My mom introduced me to Jesus and she modeled a life sold out to him. She tapped into the incredible power inhe… Read Post
06.18.2017 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 9 Comments on How to Honor Your Father How to Honor Your Father It’s Father’s Day. The fifth commandment is to honor your father and mother. Most people don’t struggle to honor th… Read Post
06.11.2017 – Faith & risk – 1 Comment on How Do You Respond to Fear? How Do You Respond to Fear? I had three encounters with wildlife around our country home in the last couple of days. All were afraid of me, but a… Read Post
