Those of us who follow Jesus are like gypsies in a way. Peter, in his first book, describes us as "aliens and strangers in the world."...
Susan Boyle wasn't the first person on Britian's Got Talent to show us a Horatio Alger story that made the judges cry. Paul Potts did it a couple of y...
Doubt is not the opposite of faith, fear is. Or perhaps fear is just misplaced faith - faith in the wrong thing. when we don't face fear--we reduce o...
I'm an efficiency nut and love all things digital. I'm writing this blog for goodness sakes. When Bill Gates advocated the paperless office, I said, "...
Did you see this report that appeared in Irin News? It helps explain why Swaziland has the highest HIV infection rate in the world. A culture that en...
Linford Detweiler, the male half of the duo Over the Rhine, said that one of his life's ambitions is: "Don't squander affliction." I like that. It pre...
Saw this blog by Gerrard Fess, a Canadian minister. The question: Are you more of a fan or a follower of Jesus? There seems to be this debate of wh...
Missions is tough. Often it requires living in proximity to people who are so poor, their desperation drives them to steal. The consequence: our missi...
I'm en route to Ukraine, and, at the suggestion of a friend, I decided to twitter the whole trip. Twitter is an online social media tool, and aside fr...
Karen and I are flying to the Ukraine today for our final World Race debrief of the year with our squad of 32 (the first time an entire group has st...
