Making observations is a necessary and yet tricky business. Necessary in that living in this world presents us with an immense amount of information. Each of us constantly gathers useful information, discards the irrelevant and...
On the way home from the church, we walked considerably faster than we did on the way there. This little brush with the police brought up a whole range of emotions. Most of the emotions...
Background We’ve been looking for a Chinese church to attend since we’ve arrived. A few churches that we contacted asked us to wait until after the new religious laws have been implemented in February. One...
This is the first post in a series that is long overdue. The intersection of security and missions, particularly in China is a crucial topic for me. What I believe about the questions faced by...
This past Sunday I had the honor to preach at Waynesboro Grace. They asked me to fill a spot in a series on the disciples, specifically on how these ordinary men were transformed by grace....
This is the third installment of a three part series that gives a full review of our survey trip in China. During the second half of March we traveled through 6 cities in China. In all we boarded...
This is the second installment of a three part series that gives a full review of our survey trip in China. During the second half of March we traveled through 6 cities in China. In all we boarded...
This is the first installment of a three part series that gives a full review of our survey trip in China. During the second half of March we traveled through 6 cities in China. In all we boarded...
Last week our journeys took us to a vibrant outpost of God’s kingdom in Piqua, Ohio. Since it was sanctity of life Sunday, the pastor focused his teaching on that topic. A few minutes into...
Last Sunday Phil and I attended Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, MD. During the worship service my heart asked an unexpected question. The lyrics were from a song called, “Death Was Arrested” by North Point InsideOut. Our...