In my travels to Honduras over the last few weeks I came across a large number of backpackers. I had many a fantastic conversation with them and God opened my eyes through their friendships. “Backpackers” These modern nomads are often natives of Western Europe or the United States who roam the unbeaten track in search … Continue reading
For two months I have been working in an ICU at a local hospital and to say that it has challenged and grown me would be a vast understatement. All my life I have wanted to be a doctor and help people. But the more I am exposed to healthcare the more I understand how frustratingly impossible … Continue reading
1. Don’t Become a Missionary if You Think You Are Going to Change the World. First, high expectations doom to disappoint, but, also, maybe your desire to change the world is trumping your desire to serve. Ask yourself if you would be happy moving overseas to a much harsher environment in order to quietly help a local, while getting … Continue reading
“The Church…possesses a remarkable resource. Think of her membership! There are not less that 135,000,000 members of Protestant churches.” Today there are 680,000,000 Bible-believing evangelicals world wide. This means that for every believer there are only 9 non-believers and for every unreached people group, there are 583 Christian congregations. “With over 500 missionary societies and … Continue reading
I have recently found myself falling in love with missionary stories. There is something so appealing and organic and real about the way they bring glory to God through their simple stories. Stories about the Moravian missionary movement are some of my favorite. These guys were absolutely on fire for God and they were willing … Continue reading
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” – Matthew 24:14 The question is: how desperate are we to “see the son of man coming on the clouds of the sky” (Matthew 24:30)? I believe that to every generation God … Continue reading
This short teaching by Graham Cooke has completely shifted my paradigm on more than one occasion. So I thought I would share it with you. The fantastic simplicity and power of the Gospel of grace that I embrace is captured so well in this video.
So STOP.
Stop worrying, stop thinking, stop trying to be something.
And BE still. Soak in this truth. Let it change everything.
I love christian literature. I see podcasts and books as windows into other people’s walks with Jesus. They have helped me grow tremendously. But at times they have also been a horrible stumbling block for me in the past. It is so easy to kick back and pick up a book or push play on a podcast and allow … Continue reading
One sunny day in the Village of E.G. Montilla my teammates and I were just finishing up a bible study with one of our village friends we had dubbed “Mama Arlin.” She happened to mention that she was going to be planting rice in one of her fields the next day. Since planting rice has been a … Continue reading
What if I told you that Satan is absolutely terrified of you? What if every time he looks at you he sees God’s fingerprints all over you and he can’t help but to scream in anger? What if your face haunts his nightmares simply because He recognizes the sheer amount of power and authority that is within … Continue reading
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