Deciding Where a New Church Meets

Deciding Where a New Church Meets

Planting a new church can be done in so many ways. Some start from scratch, others start with a few hundred on opening day. The variety of meeting places is in the thousands. They all meet a purpose for a season. Some stay as just one church, others reproduce...
Coronavirus and Mission Trips

Coronavirus and Mission Trips

A parent asked this past weekend about the March student trip to Guatemala, and how the current situation with coronavirus would affect it. Excellent question. Below is my response: Thanks for asking. Teresa and I have been watching coronavirus shortly after it...
India Intrigue

India Intrigue

We have a team of 5 men returning from India today. Look for a few guest posts in the coming weeks from them. Many of you know that Africa captured my heart long ago. In the last few years, India has captured my intrigue. The intrigue of India unfolds every time I...
Prayer When the Words Don’t Come

Prayer When the Words Don’t Come

And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit...
Faith 2020

Faith 2020

Instead of a new year’s resolution, I recently moved to “a word for the year.” This has given me a central point to focus my thoughts, prayers, study and decisions. In 2018 my word was clarity. In 2019 it was discipline. This year it’s FAITH. I’m talking about faith...