Pray First, Plan Second It was Jesus’ habit to pray first and plan second. That approach led him to preach, to lead, and to…Read Article
How to Pray: Everything Gives Rise to Prayer (1 Thessalonians 5:16-17) I love the idea of praying all the time. It sounds awesome, and I was always on board intellectually. But…Read Article
The Power of Presence In a beautiful and succinct description of how to be present and love one another, the apostle Paul tells us…Read Article
Lessons from Egyptian Christians, Part 3: Extreme Hospitality Let us be a church that is known for hospitality, for how we love our family and our enemies. Let…Read Article
Lessons from Egyptian Christians, Part 3: Being a Missional Church In downtown Cairo, Kasr al Dobara Evangelical Church (KDEC) stands as the largest evangelical church in the entire Middle East,…Read Article
Lessons from Egyptian Christians , Part 2: My Nine-Year-Old Mentor On a recent mission trip to Egypt, Chris had a frightening experience, but with a reminder of Psalm 23, and…Read Article
Lessons from Egyptian Christians , Part 1: Political Unrest is Good for the Church Chris recently traveled to Egypt and there learned some important lessons about being a Christian. He learned political unrest is…Read Article
Matthew 17 and 26: Jesus in Community Often, we let these familiar moments in Jesus’ life foster our vision of Jesus as a solo climber, trekking to…Read Article
Weathering the Storms of Life (Matthew 7:24-29) It’s a well-established fact that no matter who you are or what kind of life you live, storms will come.…Read Article
What Mary and Elizabeth Teach Us About the Celebration of God’s Goodness (Luke 1) Mary and Elizabeth’s interaction in Luke 1 teaches us about recognizing God’s goodness in the lives of others: it should…Read Article
The Sanctuary of God: Where the World Makes Sense (Psalm 73) In Psalm 73 we get a glimpse into a personal struggle with the injustice and unfairness in the world. Asaph,…Read Article
At the Wedding in Cana, the Servants Know First (John 2:9) If Jesus works first among the outliers – if he always moves from outside in, back to front, weak to…Read Article