Posted in Be a missionary, Connect, Go, Learn, Pray on Aug 19th, 2010
Just as Pakistan has hit the news again, I’ve been reading (in Phil Yancey’s book, Soul Survivor) a bit about the days when the nation of Pakistan was first carved out of India. Those were awful days of killing between Hindus and Muslims. And yet, in the midst of it, something breathtakingly wonderful happened.
Lord Mountbatten [...]
Apparently, we have quite a reputation at The Mission Society, in that…well, we’re always throwing a party. We have “Lunch and a Movie” days, sandwich parties, and international potlucks. We throw birthday celebrations, popsicle parties, and ice cream socials, just to name a few. We have created a family. Well, GOD has created a family, [...]
I was recently on a conference call related to the upcoming Cape Town 2010 (a.k.a. the third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism). The purpose of the call was for Lausanne leaders to give updates and important information to the 400 delegates from the U.S. I, by God’s grace, am numbered among the 400. As I [...]
My daughter, Emily, is about to start walking. She is getting close to taking off on her own. She pushes her push toys around every day and is gaining confidence on her feet.
One thing Emily loves to do is walk around holding onto my index fingers as I walk right behind her. She walks around [...]
Of all the questions I’m ever asked when I meet someone, I think one of them sticks out like a sore thumb as by far my least favorite. I don’t use the word “hate” often (outside of referring to Georgia summers), but I might even go so far as to say it’s how I feel [...]
Posted in Give, Learn, Missionaries on Jul 28th, 2010
Since my last blog entry was a bit serious, I thought it was time for something lighter. About ten years ago, Lauren Helveston, from The Mission Society staff, came to visit our team in Kazakhstan. He came armed with a footlocker full of candy and, as a retreat activity, he hosted “So You Want to [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Go, Learn on Jul 19th, 2010
Earlier this month my wife and I vacationed for a week in Leadville, Colorado. At an elevation of 10,152’, it boasts the distinction of being the highest incorporated town in the U.S.A. Between trips to Turquoise Lake where we reduced the Rainbow trout population by 25, we did a lot of hiking. Our first jaunt [...]
When I was in college, I had the blessing and privilege to be a part of a wonderful and amazing campus ministry. I learned so much about the Lord and it was at that campus ministry where I really learned what walking with the Lord in a personal relationship meant. And for a formative season [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Connect, Go, Learn on Jul 13th, 2010
I remember reading a long time ago reading about the importance of spending time with “seminal” (or foundational) writings. Plenty of books spring up from these central writings, but don’t waste your time reading those books, one writer cautioned. Go right to the source, he said.
For a long time, I’ve had the book, Humility, by [...]
I’ve thought a lot about the issue of obedience lately. I’m raising a two-year old and the issue of obedience comes up quite a bit. I’ll preface this post by saying that my daughter is wonderful, sweet, kind to others, very intelligent, and I’m so thankful for her. She’s so great that I often forget [...]
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