Getting your church involved in serving.
This blog was originally posted on January 8, 2015. Every year I seem to make the same new years resolution. It always has something to do with drawing closer to God. Basically doing better at John 15:4, “remaining” in him. [...]
Memory #1: I recall the day vividly. A short-term team had come to visit and the first task on their list was to clean the green space in the center of the neighborhood. The space was filled with garbage, litter [...]
There they sat in the upper room, confused, fearful and bewildered. Only hours removed from Jesus’ death on the cross, what were the disciples to do now? They were now the hunted ones and the storybook ending seemed to come [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I once befriended a pastor who told me a story of how he desperately wanted to get the people in his new church plant into small groups. He wanted the group leaders to be well-equipped, so he embarked on a [...]
