Posted in Be a missionary, Connect, Go, Short-term missions on Aug 24th, 2010
Ever since taking a language acquisition class in seminary, I have made it a point to be a language learner on every trip I take. My goal has been to learn at least one word every day while I am in another country. I recently returned from a three-week trip to Brazil. It was my [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Go, Learn on Jun 24th, 2010
When I was in my 20’s, I had a promising career in information technology. What had started as a sort of part-time job to help me get through seminary ended up being a full-time management job that actually paid for seminary. But I knew I was called to missions, so my wife Shawn and I [...]
Do you have a Bible?
Do you have a church?
Do you have another Christian in your life?
Some people say NO to all three. Some of the people who say NO would surprise you! From Afghanistan to France, Mexico to Iran, there are millions who are unreached or UNENGAGED! Does anyone know sign language? Well, there are [...]
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