Prayer: Church Leaders
I married a PK. That’s right, “pastor’s kids” get their own abbreviation, which they wear like a medal of honor for trials endured. Growing up, PKs know that if they mess up, get in trouble, or even have a heartfelt [...]
God is Good
If you’re anything like me, it’s super easy to get caught up in all of the injustice, heartbreak, and scary things in our world. We can start to live our lives in anger, fear, or self-protection. My friend called me [...]
Prayer Topic: Debt
I recently read a news article that said Americans, on average, die with $12,875 dollars of non-mortgage debt.1 And it didn’t even really shock me. I live in America, so I know this reality first hand. We’re the richest country [...]
Pray: Youth
Ask just about any parent anywhere in the world and they’ll tell you: the teen years are tough. There is something uniquely challenging about helping a person transition from childhood to adulthood. I’m not quite there yet as a parent, [...]
5 Tips for Wise Giving
Last week, I confessed my own tendency to throw money at anything that pulls at my heartstrings. (If you missed it, give it a read). Generosity without wisdom can, at minimum, do little good. Often, it can do real damage [...]
Prayer: Do the Poor Really Need My Help?
Confession time: I am a bleeding heart. As hard as I have worked my entire adult life to understand the root causes of poverty and the best, most biblical ways to relate with vulnerable people, I still want to empty [...]
Self-Help Groups in New Delhi’s Slums
The life and development of self-help groups is, in many ways, similar to those of a mango tree. You plant a small seed in the soil, water it, nurture it, and faithfully attend to the sapling with the hope of [...]
Prayer Topic: Corruption
A friend from Asia recently told me that, in his country, it’s typical for only about 30 percent of the money for a public works project to actually be used for the project. The other 70 percent simply disappears—presumably into [...]
Rooted and Built up in Him
Be a man challenge: Real men don’t beat their wives. Real men act respectfully with women. Real men help around the house. Real men don’t make family decisions without discussing it with their wives. Are you a real man? The [...]
Prayer Topic: Image Bearers
So God created humankind in His image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27 (NRSV) God created us in His own image. Each of us is loved by our Creator, no [...]