I remember growing up and going to school. In grade school, we had one teacher all year. Then came junior high and high school, where we changed classes every hour. After high school, I transitioned to college—each classroom was different, with a variety of teachers, subjects, styles, and experiences.I also remember many of my Sunday... Continue Reading →

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. – Colossians 3:2 If I am being honest, I am not the biggest fan of acronyms. Coming out of the nonprofit homeless services space, much like many other industries, we were filled with so many different acronyms that it was... Continue Reading →

I can imagine the sweat pouring down his forehead as Philip ran alongside the traveling chariot on the dusty desert road south of Samaria.  What led Philip to meet this traveler that day?  The Lord through persecution.  As the gospel advances in the book of Acts, so does persecution of the first church.  Not long... Continue Reading →

As I reflect on past mission experiences, I’m reminded of countless “God moments”—those times when all you can say is, “God did that.” Some of these moments are etched deep into my memory, while others come flooding back through a sight, a conversation, or something unexpected. Many of those stories, I’ve shared often.When I think... Continue Reading →

Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” – Matthew 16:24-25 There exists a unique study of missions, or missiology, within Christendom. What is... Continue Reading →

I am often asked a similar question by church leaders that goes something like this, “What does a mission partnership look like for our church?”  That is a great question, and the answer is different from church to church.  However, each local church has the same mission from God regardless of the location or culture... Continue Reading →

There’s just something powerful about mountains. In the Bible, big things happened when people went up to meet with God—Moses got the Ten Commandments, Elijah heard God’s whisper, and Jesus was transfigured in front of His friends. Those mountain moments weren’t just about elevation; they were about transformation. Photo by Billel Moula on Pexels.com That’s... Continue Reading →

I often ask the question of people, “How many of you need something else to do?” The varied responses are interesting, but overall, everyone just laughs or just sits there with no expression. Very few people ever say they want something else to do. But with that said, when disaster strikes, I find so many... Continue Reading →

Jesus replied to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”– Luke 5:27-32 Last year, my family and I had the privilege of attending the 25-year celebration of an incredible ministry in Eastern KY, God’s... Continue Reading →

Have you ever wondered what God is up to in your life or in the circumstances around you?  Have you ever questioned why wrong seems to win?  Over six hundred years before Jesus’s life, death and resurrection, the prophet Habakkuk lamented over whether God would right the wrongs he was seeing in the world.  In... Continue Reading →