Stories

Again, Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father sent me, so I am sending you” (John 20:21).  This is the power of a movement—it can start out wi…

As a theologian professionally training pastors for the past sixteen years, it is always a blessing when you personally discover something new that h…

“How would I orchestrate my exit from pastoral ministry?” I was exhausted. My wife had been diagnosed with a form of terminal cancer about ten years …

We made it through two girls and seven years before our little man decided to superhero it off a chair, breaking his leg. He will have his cast for t…

We hosted a games and fun night for a big group of Rohingya. We were quickly pulled aside, told a story, and asked for help. They told us about two y…

It has been almost five years since I joined the C.A.R.E. (Christian Aid and Relational Evangelism) team with their prison visits. I visit two differ…

My heart leaped when I read her words written in glitter marker. Was she writing a prayer asking Jesus for forgiveness? She cut and re-pasted the pap…

I was walking out from church one Sunday when a man called out to me, querying, “Taxi?” I answered back, “Only if you give me a goo…

“And yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand” (Isaiah 64:8 NLT) As a boy, I never wo…