A few years ago, as we were flying the long hours from Paris to Kenya, we noticed that the stewardesses efforts to make the trip more bearable. As ...
When Clint Bokelman's son Caden was four, Clint was tucking him into bed. Caden looked up at Clint and said, "We can't see Jesus, can we, Dad?" Cli...
Ten years ago one of teams went on a mission trip to a town in the mountains of China. One of our team members, Deborah White, reported: After we c...
As 2010 comes to an end, it's a good time to ask the question, "What is God calling me to do with my life?" Often he is simply calling us to bloom w...
I've been thinking about grace and why we find it so scandalous. Grace, when it shows up, is usually a big surprise. We expect an equivalent response ...
On Christmas, Jesus changed his shape and took on human sinew. Every Dec. 25 since then, we're reminded of the story of God performing this divine spe...
This is the third in a series on how to find a mentor. Yesterday, my own son, Seth, in Cambodia with the World Race, wrote this comment: "I decided ab...
You know, some months go by and I look back and think, "It's like a tornado has whipped through my life, turning everything upside down." Several ye...
I think there are a lot people out there who relate to these lyrics by Over the Rhine. I've tried to be a "good Christian" for much of my life and the...
For the last 5+ years, the theme of this blog has been how we make friends with the discomfort Jesus wants to share with us for our own good and the k...
