How far?
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” – Luke 19:10 There isn’t a more focused summation of Jesus’ purpose, and that which should be the goal of his disciples: seeking and saving the lost. We can’t save, Jesus does that, but we can seek and lead others to him. […]
Church in the Street – May 2022
One of our closest ministry partners in providing food and clothing to the needy took their name from a similar inspiration to ours: Church in the Street. Every week this precious ministry provides warm meals for 400 men, women, and children from a cart pushed through the streets of downtown Recife. I like to visit […]
Leadership Training During a Pandemic
To paraphrase Nathanael’s famous question in John 1:46, “can anything good come out of a pandemic”? By God’s power and grace, YES! The International Leadership Institute is a non-denominational ministry that hosts conferences in which leaders are encouraged to rediscover and renew eight core Christian values in their personal lives and ministry: Intimacy with God, […]
Inside the Circle
In early 2021 I felt the Lord leading me to learn more about childhood trauma and it’s long term impact on people. I’ve taken a few courses, read several books, and become more familiar with the lasting damage that trauma, especially in childhood, can cause. In the process I came across the Adverse Childhood Experiences […]
Jesus Transforms
Have you ever seen a fork where the tines were so twisted or blunted from someone using or abusing it that it no longer served to pick up food? Or maybe a spoon that someone deliberately twisted so badly it could never be straightened again? What happens to those utensils? Where do they go? You […]