You have to be a little crazy to follow Jesus
I was reading my favorite devotional book today and saw this great thought: If the world is sane, then Jesus is mad as a hatter and the Last Supper...
Youth Ministry
Youth pastors choosing the road less traveled
Jesus called us to be radicals resisting a flawed religious order. It was flawed in his day and in many quarters, it is still in need of reform today....
Dealing with junk in our lives
Hurt people hurt people – the zombie phenomenon
I was sitting at a bar ordering lunch at a restaurant in a small airport in Texas when the lady behind the counter accosted me: “Whaddya want?” ...
Missions
8 lessons for aspiring missionaries
Tony Sheng chimed in on my last blog - so I checked out his blog. That's what we bloggers do. He points to another blog that gives eight lessons f...
My Life
Bless your mother
My 71 year-old Mom is traveling with my Dad to Afghanistan for a month-long mission to help the Afghans. I aspire to be a warrior at her age like she ...
My Life
Where is God in the midst of tragedy?
There are no great answers when tragedy hits. As a parent of a child who has been suddenly killed, you’re left sifting through the memories hopi...
Orphans
Jesus wants to break your heart
You don't really belong to Jesus in the sense that he can control your actions on a daily basis until he has broken your heart. You may no...
Portraits of Disciplers
One of my best stories of radical disciple-making
God has brought so many wonderful eager beavers into my life who have said, “Just tell me what to do and I’ll do it.” They all have their storie...
Discipling
Cyber-discipling: round 2
Five days ago I offered to start another cyber-discipling group. Since then, nine of you have signed up (though only one did so on line). So now I'm c...
Kingdom Reality
The best picture I've seen of the kingdom of God
Our World Race team is in a Delhi orphanage this month. Kim Kinsley writes the following: "As I lie in bed at night, the faces of these precious ch...
