“Stand clear of the closing doors please!” Ding-dong. The automatic doors closed behind me and the jam-packed New York subway lurched forward. It was on this typical Saturday evening in downtown Manhattan that I felt God nudging me to give … Continue reading If Evangelism is Hard for You…
Living and working on a team is: arduous, fulfilling, exhilarating, risky, beautiful, dynamic, stretching, joyous, and much more. For the past two years, I have been privileged to live and work on a team in a missions setting. This … Continue reading Better Together: Christian Teamwork
In Genesis 12:3, God gave Abram a promise: “In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (NKJV) The word “families” is not referring to a father, a mother, and children. It’s a word that means “tribe” or … Continue reading God is a Missionary God
“We claim, rightly, that God’s command is vital. We claim, rightly, that God’s call is crucial. It is. But our conversations about call should be focused on where we have been called rather than on if we have been called. … Continue reading The Insanity of Obedience
Worldwide Urbanization Headlights flicker from the gridlocked streets, and the cacophony of car horns swells. Sidewalks and storefronts are a kaleidoscope of color. Mothers toting shopping bags and children intersperse with sharply-dressed businessmen, phones pressed to their ears. Here, in … Continue reading Loving The City
The Wrong Direction It had been a wonderful afternoon; a picnic lunch at the riverside in the beautiful Cambodian countryside with my Khmer pastor friend’s small group. Opportunities to practice language abounded alongside the delicious fried noodles, icy cold coke, … Continue reading Language Study In Missions
