Several years ago, a woman stopped by my office to ask if she could speak with me. Here was one of those moments of internal struggle as my plate was very full that day and I had no clue how long this might take. She wasted little time launching into her dilemma, but not before … [Read more…]
Pastor Jean-Paul Sankagui followed Jesus Christ and worked for years to expand God’s kingdom despite a constant threat of persecution. In 1993, he boldly planted a church in a Muslim neighborhood outside Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. In an effort to silence his witness, Islamists shot Pastor Jean-Paul to death outside … [Read more…]
Currently our culture is coming unraveled with a whole lot of protest, but little substantive contributions for change. Cries for understanding and respect can be heard all across the political, academic and media spectrums, but we don’t seem to be making any real progress. The same can be said about the home. Many marriages are … [Read more…]
Too many Christian young people head off to college and blow off their spiritual roots. They think they have been released from the power of their parents and are therefore no longer subject to their authority. Mom and Dad no longer call the shots over their lives, they do; though sadly, in far too many … [Read more…]
I love “Before and After” photos. We’ve all seen advertisements for some weight-loss program. On the left is this picture of a guy weighing some 400 lbs. Then on the right we see him wearing the same pair trousers he wore in his former picture, but having shed some 250 lbs. Or the “Before and … [Read more…]
