Taking the gospel to the taliban
Brother Andrew, famous for bringing the gospel behind the Iron Curtain, now is taking it to the Taliban. In this report from Joel News he describes ho...
Better Living
Weddings are like dreams
Yesterday I officiated the wedding of Lynette Lee and Arvin Bautista. It had been 30 years since Karen and I stood where they stood. Karen had to c...
My Life
Reunion with a childhood friend after 34 years
How many good friends have you lost touch with over the years? We go through stages in our lives where someone who was a close friend is no longer t...
Listening prayer
The critics and listening prayer
People like me who believe that God speaks to people using a variety of means and not just Scripture face two frequent critiques: Luther's tenet of So...
Amazing God Stories
The ice machine cometh
God wants to answer our very specific prayers. Jerry Brooks story is a wonderful reminder of this. Jerry is the epitome of a good old boy. Quick ...
Listening prayer
Listening prayer and new age faith
AIM encourages short-term mission participants to listen for God's voice. After doing so, one said, "Sometimes I find myself feeling hesitant to just ...
Vulnerability and me
I'm not going senile
It's 11:30 at night. Karen just made her last appearance in the kitchen before bed. "We're getting old," she declared before heading off to bed. ...
Comfort and Pain
5 Benefits of discomfort
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...
Culture and Faith
A failed Christian
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...
Amazing God Stories
Tornado in our neighborhood
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...
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