We love success stories, rags-to-riches stories, person vs. the world and the person wins stories. Sadly, success stories, in fact, success itself, is often monetized in missional ministry. You would like a grant to help the unhoused? How many people have you successfully served? Success...
I once heard a pastor say that the only thing worse than waiting on God is not waiting on Him. What he meant was that while it is often very difficult to wait for God to move in your live, it’s a big mistake to...
I had a life-changing moment when I was somewhere between 10 and 12 years old. My parents got me a microscope as a birthday present. The instruction manual suggested scooping up some swamp or stream water and putting a drop on the slide. Living on...
Are you a follower of Jesus Christ? If so, are you now, or have you ever been in a holding pattern waiting for “The Next Big Thing”? Are you waiting for a “Mountaintop Moment” where God shows you something amazing He wants you to do?...
In 2009, everyone in the audience of an episode of “Britain’s Got Talent” was sure they knew the role Susan Boyle was to play when she took the stage. She presented with a somewhat cartoonish behavior and a speaking voice that gave no indication of...
It had to be a deflating if not devastating moment for Jesus’ twelve Apostles. Jesus had just explained to them how soon they wouldn’t see Him, but in a little while they would: 29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without...
My wife Ramona and I are working on a new ministry for the church (to be unveiled soon, watch this space) and have had a series of meetings with a gentleman in Texas. We meet with Brian via Zoom, and he is a self-described agnostic...
One of the daily devotionals I read gave me a new perspective on a passage with which I am very familiar. We read in Luke 4 that shortly after Jesus is baptized, He is whisked off into the desert where he is tempted for 40...
It’s one of the more jarring passages in all the Bible. Jesus and three disciples have just descended from a mountain where He displayed the full glory of God to the trio in the transfiguration. Jesus discovers His disciples were unable to heal a...
It could be one of the most stunning moments in the Bible. John 6: Jesus calls Himself the true bread from heaven...