Know who you are — and whose you are — before you commit ’til death do us part’
Recently a man that fairly often shares morning coffee with me casually reported that, after he had been married 22 years with a grown daughter,…
Insight
Groans we choose not to hear
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set…
Team strives to reach a diverse, urban population in Polynesia’s biggest city
Auckland, New Zealand, is amazing, diverse, urban. It is home to more than 1.3 million souls from nearly 200 people groups. It’s the largest city…
In Bangkok, a shrine of the times
BANGKOK, Thailand — Of all my memories of this Southeast Asian capital, the one I can’t forget is the sight of a young woman, kneeling…
What a food truck teaches about talents
“The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. So also,…
You let your kids play with Muslims?
“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” — Hebrews 13:2, English Standard Version GHENT, Belgium — Are you…
Resolutions can be kept — if they come from serious examination of our nature
After my eighth Christmas, my mother told me about the importance of making plans to improve myself in the new year. I don’t remember all…
The masks we wear
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will…
Rainbows, Rebels and Revelation
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — The apocalypse, it seems, has come to middle Tennessee. Lo, I beheld it — not in the form of a pale horse…
Haiti’s children urge sacrificial giving for Nepal
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger…
