The Power of God

For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.

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Mud On The Ground

Everything he risked… Everything he suffered… If God wanted to simply pour it out on the ground to make a little mud, that would have been fine with him.

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On Earth As It Is In Heaven

When we pray two things are happening. We are participating in bringing heaven to down earth and we are participating in lifting earth to up heaven.

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The Good Samaritan

The teacher of the law asked, “Who is my neighbor?” This is a good and very legitimate question. It is one that we each should be asking as well, but I want to flip it for a second. “Who is the Good Samaritan?”

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Waking Miracle

e often like to share how Jesus being fully human means He knows and can empathize with our deepest struggles. We often say this when talking about a major sickness or spiritual temptation, but to me, it also means Jesus knows our small daily struggles that make up the stuff of life.

July Missions Update

I have arrived.It has been almost exactly six months since I was first invited to join the missions teaching team at Faith Academy and I have finally arrived. One week ago today I left Turkiye to begin a 20+ hour commute (including an overnight layover) from Gaziantep to Istanbul to Manila to Caizon. I won’t…

April Missions Update

Welcome to my first-ever missions update. As some of you might have read, after eight years in Turkiye, I will be moving to the Philippines. This coming school year, I will begin a new post serving as a Bible and religious education teacher for high school students near Manila, Philippines. One of the biggest challenges…

A Fool’s Guide To Fighting And Feasting

For a fight, you want a focused force.

Are You Ready For Your Miracle

God does what He is going to do only after we have done all that we can. It is not always the case, but it is true enough to make it a rule and then point out the exceptions.

It Is For Everyone

God’s atonement, the work of the cross, is for everybody. God is not willing that any should perish but that everyone should come to repentance… We have agency. We have choice. How will we respond to the gospel?

Am I Like Simon?

Only when we understand the holiness of God, will we understand the depth of our sin.

When Doubt Comes

I go through doubt. You go through doubt. Even people like Mother Theresa and Billy Graham went through doubt. Doubt is natural. It is not sin. What we do with the doubt is what matters.

Surviving Disaster

I know that in my last post, the first post in years, I talked about moving to the Philippines. Well, I haven’t moved yet. And there is still much work for me to do here. I am sure at this point, all of you have heard about the disaster that has devastated Southeast Turkiye. Some…

I have great news!

Beginning this summer, I will have the opportunity to invest into the education and lives of missionary kids and others at Faith Academy in Manila.

Read It Again – The Lord’s Prayer Explained

THE RIVER WALK

Daily Thoughts and Meditations as we journey together with our Lord.