How to Live as a Global Citizen Without Leaving the Country
As followers of Jesus Christ, we know that we’re supposed to be interested in the world beyond ourselves. But the...
10 Ways for Avoiding “Shriveled Soul Syndrome”
When a younger man, I heard someone say that life is the accumulation of one’s choices. Now I believe it. ...
Sometimes Jesus Stinks
I’ve read that smell is the greatest of our senses for provoking memory. One experience twenty years ago still lingers...
Are You A Flavor-Enhancing Christian?
When Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13), what does this analogy mean? Some see salt...
Let’s Go to the Zoo
Did you ever wonder about the human fascination with going to the zoo? Or why we sit mesmerized at the...
Engaging the Global Village of Faiths
Having just returned from DAI[1] course facilitation in Kathmandu, Nepal, I’m thinking a lot about the need for Christians to...
Don’t Leave the Country
Warning! An opportunity awaits you that could turn your world upside down. It could challenge your ideas of what it...
Taking the Risk
“Unless there is an element of risk in our exploits for God, there is no need for faith.” This quotation...
Global Missions or “America First”?
An abbreviated manuscript of a talk I gave at the Mission Conference of Rolling Hills Covenant Church in California titled...
Victory Over Sickness
On a ministry trip to Nigeria in 2008, I participated in the student mission conference of a university-based group called...