Although there are a few blogs I frequent and benefit greatly from, I consciously try not to pass on too many links. I don’t go to blogs mainly for links to other places (and I assume you don’t, either). I go to blogs mainly for that particular individual’s thoughts and writing (and I assume you … More Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?
I spent a couple hours today writing a hand-written letter to a guy I used to play baseball with back in Little League and high school. He’s in prison now. His dad (he was adopted) coached our teams for about seven to eight years, so we saw each other quite a bit. We didn’t know … More Letter to an Old Friend
I am amazed that Christ never pitied Himself. Of all the people in the world that we would think would have the right to indulge in some well-earned self-pity, Christ is certainly the foremost. He did not come to be served but to serve. He did not come that others might lay down their preferences … More Of All the People in the World
As I mentioned a few days ago, I took a week-long class called “Hospital Chaplaincy” this summer. We spent five unforgettable days at a major hospital complex in Los Angeles. During this time, I wrestled a lot with the issue of sharing the hard parts of the Gospel with those who are already hurting. Since … More “Hospital Gospel: Preaching a Wounding Message to Wounded People”
At various times over the past few years, my heart has burned to do pioneer missions—to break into an unreached people group in Papua New Guinea or Africa or South America (or anywhere else), learn the language, cross the culture, preach the Gospel, translate the Bible, plant a church, train leaders, and leave an indigenous … More Pioneer Missions
Found a thought-provoking dialogue on “Are Short-Term Missions Good Stewardship?” Let me know what you think.
Cindi and I, Joe and Heidi Keller and their son Sam, and Lisa LaGeorge walked around Newhall a bit tonight and then went to a very cheap dinner at Mi Casa. Then Lisa LaGeorge gave us a tour of her half of a duplex and we fellowshipped in her living room for an hour or … More Read Like a Gospel
Deliver those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back. – Proverbs 24:11 Shocking verse. Like waking up at 3am in a cold sweat, sitting up ramrod straight, eyes darting around the room in the darkness, paralyzed as you realize the fate of the people … More “Hold Them Back!”
Too private to post what I had typed out… what a longing. Read the book, and follow this man who followed his Savior.
Long posts lately, I’m noticing. Too long-winded, I suppose. Long-worded, I mean. Many-worded, to be more accurate. Ah, the pursuit of clarity never ends. It takes a lot of work to be precise, doesn’t it? I’ll put that one aside for now lest I become many-worded again (although the more I think about it, working … More The Death of a Man: A Meditation on Real Service
A few weeks ago I was asked to write a poem for a Valentine’s Day Banquet / Missions Fundraiser at my home church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The theme was supposed to be the love of God in relationship to missions. A dear friend of mine (a gracious, dignified, loving, bold 62-year-old man) is going to … More New Poem: “Ripple”
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