Archive for 2010/01
The Unfolding Kenya Story
The brothers and sisters who have been praying for our upcoming trip. Many of you know that over the past two years we have been corresponding with and sending relief money to some brothers and sisters in Kenya. Over the last two years we have been able to channel about $50,000.00 into the desperate need [...]
Leadership & Discipline
I get this question all the time and have answered it often, but I will do so on my blog again for others who still haven’t found the answer elsewhere on the website. I got this email a few days ago: I have a question for you. Do you still believe in Church leadership and [...]
Helping Haiti
I was on the road yesterday so did not follow the news through the day. When I got home and finally saw pictures of the devastation in Haiti, my heart just broke for these dear people and the calamity that has befallen them. I have heard from some folks wanting to know if we knew [...]
The Soft Legalism of Practical Christian Living
I got this in an email from an old friend the other day, who is freshly learning to live loved. I really like the way he qorded this. Once I began to understand what it means to live loved, I started seeing the gospel afresh in many places. I’m seeing how essential it is to [...]
Hang In There, Transformation Takes Time
In the age of microwave ovens, Internet access and video on demand, we are being seduced to the illusion of instant answers and quick fixes. The renewing of our minds, however, is a process that does take some time. God is not interested in waving a magic wand and making all your circumstances glorious; he [...]
When You’re Least Aware (Again!)
Someone sent me this quote from a book they’ve been reading that seemed to go along with my earlier posting about washing someone’s shoes and how it touched their life. I haven’t read the book and don’t know anything about the author, but I sure like this quote: The moment you are aware of your [...]
A Story of Transformation
I love hearing how other people are experiencing this journey and how God is freeing them from the bondage of human religion to embrace a realy walk with him. I got this from a twenty-three year old Swiss woman this week. What an encouragement it was to me and I hope to you too. First [...]