Helping others can be incredibly fulfilling, but it’s also challenging and taxing. Those of us in helping roles—whether volunteer or professional—often find it hard to leave behind the problems of others. Maybe we ...
Do you have that person in your life that you sort of have to apologize for?
What I mean is, maybe there’s a family reunion or a wedding, and you find yourself warning your children or the other guests, “Look my great uncle ...
I recently visited a place in the Bible, Derbe, from Acts 14, 16, and 20.
It was part of my journey exploring the towns in Turkey, named in the Book of Acts, where the Apostle Paul visited. Though I’ve lived in this country ...
Chapter thirty-five of the Rule of St. Benedict begins, “Let the members serve one another.” What follows in the chapter is a requirement for every person in the order to take turns in a role that, according to Benedict, ...
What is your very top priority in how you spend your time?
What about the people in your life – what is your very top priority in who you try to spend time with? Or your top priority in how you spend your money, or which bills ...
Imagine it’s the summer of 2060.
Perhaps another scandal is making its way through the headlines. It’s an election year. Political divisions in the country continue to expose the fragile and fractured political landscape. ...
We are living in a cultural moment where justice is constantly vilified, especially by Christians.
A few years ago, I would have said, “This makes no sense! Why would anyone be against justice?” But I’ve come to understand ...
An African proverb regularly provides a rationale for collaborative ministry: “If you want go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together.”
In an age of networked individualism, this saying offers an important ...
Yet another tragic and senseless mass shooting has happened, with the latest occuring at the July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois. This horrible event has left many grief-stricken and in shock.
Less than 3 years ago, a gunman ...
It is summer in North America, the season that many short term teams travel across the world. Recently I hosted two different short term mission teams from the United States, one was very fruitful and another was unfruitful. This ...
