Parenting
Parents who are missing the plot
When the Tsunami hit a few years ago, somewhere around 300,000 people died in a massive tidal wave that swept whole villages out to sea. Subsequently,...
Poverty
Jesus with skin on - a tsunami story
Yesterday I wrote about an American teenager who, struggling to find his purpose in life, made a difference in reaching out to disaster victims. The m...
Prayer
What hinders prayer?
Many Christians are so spiritually frail, sickly, and lacking in spiritual vitality that they cannot stick to prayer for more than a few minutes a...
Living Free
Executed man's last request -- pizza for homeless
Did you see this story today? This was great. This guy was a Jesus-follower on death row. The prison officials wouldn't carry out his request of givin...
Poverty
Here’s what real help looks like
Sometimes we see a needy situation and we want to help, but we're immobilized by all that's wrong with the world. When that happens, we need to apply ...
Poverty
Update on “What do you do when you see pain?”
A number of you responded to my blog and are praying. I received this email from the parents after we'd gotten in touch with a local pastor who called...
Prayer
The purposes of prayer
If you want your life to count for eternity, let me encourage you to begin devoting yourself to prayer. Embrace this fact: Your creator loves y...
A broken world
What do you do when you see pain?
A man showed up on my blog yesterday at 3:28 pm and wrote this: i am calling for my stepdaughter, please help asap. she is 7.5 months pregnant and ...
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