A few years ago my wife and I gave our 8-year-old daughter a Bible for her birthday. It’s not exactly a children’s Bible (giant pictures with two sentences of writing) but it isn’t a King James Bible with 300 pages [...]
Prayer: more than a technique but a practice of presence. I can almost picture in my mind the scene in Mark 9: 14-29 so vividly unfolding… Jesus comes down from the mountain (possibly glowing like Moses glowed after he met [...]
When you think of these people in the Bible what do you think of? Jonah – Whales? Running from God? Pompous? Bitter? Mary the mother of Jesus – Virgin birth? Young? Angels? King Nebuchadnezzar – A golden statue? Babylon? Insanity? [...]
You’ve probably all seen the movie. The community is in havoc and needs a hero to save it… Along comes Superman to rescue the people, free the city and save the day. How often do we take the same “hero” [...]
How will you show thanks this holiday? I remember a few years ago sitting down to watch football after our Thanksgiving meal thinking, ‘I haven’t really taken the time to make Thanksgiving very thanks giving.’ Not only had I missed [...]
In the United States it seems everything is at our fingertips. I remember when our family returned about 3 years ago from living in Bolivia. One of the first things we remember (even as we walked through the airport) was [...]
This was originally posted on October 14, 2013, but we wanted to share it with you again. Jesus: Our model for loving others How should my life (words, actions and decisions) reflect my relationship and pursuit of Christ? If a [...]
Seven months ago I sat with a group of men at a men’s event in Sioux Falls and shared about God’s heart for the vulnerable and poor. We read scripture, discussed the meaning of some verses, shared our hearts in [...]
I remember visiting an orphanage in Haiti about 18 years ago. This was my first real cross-cultural experience so everything was intriguing and I asked hundreds of questions. One afternoon I was walking around the compound where we were staying [...]
Entry six of a six-part seriesOver the past five blogs we have answered the question: “Why it is critical for the church to be involved with the poor?” (If you are just joining this discussion and want to get caught [...]
