Stories

In a surprising turn of events, I did not end up preaching on Easter Sunday a few years ago. Jesus had a different plan. Despite my efforts to prepar…

It had been one week since we had landed. We were thankful for the warm welcome from those on the ground and we were enjoying the sights and sounds o…

As an IW on home assignment, this year is all about having an opportunity to share stories in local churches, during Sunday gatherings, small groups,…

Tabernacle, Passover, sacrifice, atonement, scapegoat…even in English these words are daunting, but the Lord had set before me the job of explaining …

“My staff see me as a pit-bull because of my past actions. I want that to change. I want my leadership to be viewed differently.” These were the word…

Every time we visit the remote village of our Huichol friends, God always seems to have a divine appointment for us—someone He wants us to connect wi…

“All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it (1 Corinthians 12:27). As the body of Christ, we are called to be the hands a…

Everyone had gone to bed but I was still up watching a movie. Suddenly, my 18-year-old brother came in the door, looking a little haggard. He lay dow…

We sat in a falafel restaurant with a group of people after a discipleship training evening. A group of Iranian men sat at the table beside us, and a…