Smart Phones and Self-Governance
"The fruit of the Spirit is...self-control" (Gal.5:22) "A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls." (Prov. 25:28) I'...
"The fruit of the Spirit is...self-control" (Gal.5:22) "A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls." (Prov. 25:28) I'...
A flat out ban of smart phones may be necessary for those who can't self-govern and who will hurt more than help, but it is not optimal. What's optima...
Brian Cooke was working in a hostel in Malawi when he encountered a group of racers. Their love changed his life and caused him to follow Jesus. Now ...
We knew it was an issue - we just didn't realize how BIG an issue it was. When I blogged Should We Ban Smart Phones on the World Race? last week, over...
Brian Cooke, our team leader on the World Race, told me the smart phone situation was terrible. "We were in Africa. When we'd have a spare moment, the...
Life is hard and can feel overwhelming. Sometimes in life you're the snowboarder in this video (watch it - it's worth the 30 secs), skirting problems...
During the past week, I've been blogging about smart phones and missions. A number of those participating in the World Race have said, "We're adults -...
Growing up in my Evangelical Free Church in the Missouri, we were taught a lot of wonderful things about Jesus and the Bible. But one subject that we ...
"Is it safe?" asks Lawrence Olivier to Dustin Hoffman in the 1976 movie, Marathon Man (see the clip here). Olivier plays the ...
Watching the refugees wash up on the shores of Lesvos is heart-rending. Caitlin, one of our volunteers said, I step out of the tent and surve...