How to be a radical in suburbia
You have to find your center each day. You have to detox and recalibrate. Create a space in your schedule and in your home where you can be quiet....
Abandon
We all abandon something
God, speaking thru Jeremiah, said a lot of provocative things; this for example: "I will forsake my house,abandon my inheritance;I will give the on...
Missions
Buddhist monks asking about women & love
What do you think of when you see a picture of a monk in a saffron-colored robe? Whatever our thoughts, we probably have more in common with them than...
Spiritual Formation
Transition moments cause growth
Life is usually lived in transition moments, in between the "big things." When I graduated college, my wife Karen and I got married and moved to Indon...
Living Free
Admitting my own mistakes
In the nineties, there was a phrase that surfaced in pop culture and was made famous by athletes - "my bad." Those two little words represented a s...
Cambodia
Cambodian orphans just wrecked me today
The cry of a little orphan stopped me in my tracks this morning and put my busy life in perspective. I thought about it the whole time I was out joggi...
Missions
Burma struggles to breathe
World Racer, Stephanie Fisk, wrote about ethnic cleansing in Burma. When I was in college, God woke me up to the needs of the world thru injustices in...
World Race
Waking up to destiny
I'm a firm believer that most people need to see others doing something before they'll believe it works. That's why when I send an email sharing about...
World Race
The World Race is in the media
It's been a good week for challenging young people to go to the nations. This past weekend, Gary Black spoke to thousands at The Call in Las Vegas. Ga...
Intergenerational connection
A Marshall Plan to reach young people
Michael wrote me in response to a blog I posted on the pro's and con's of VBS ladies: What if budget were not a a big issue, a church actually priori...
