Finishing Well

I just finished Eugene Peterson's memoir, The Pastor .  What a wonderful and honest look at his life as a pastor of many decades.  I ...

As I begin this odyssey called sabbatical one of the things I want to focus on is listening. Listening to the Holy Spirit, listening to my ...

Psalm 62:5 Yes, my soul, find rest   in God; my hope comes from him. Today I get off the hectic road of ministry and begin a time of re...

Have you ever felt small?  Have you ever looked at the night sky and thought how small and insignificant we seem in the vast universe aro...

Psalm 115   1  Not to us, LORD, not to us     but to your name be the glory,     because of your love and faithfulness.   2  Why do ...

Our son, Ian, is 37 today!  He's an amazing man and I'm very proud of him.   He's a Christ follower, a husband, a dad, a m...

Saturday night we were in Dubai to catch our plane home.  It is an amazing airport.  Probably one of the most beautiful I have ever seen....

Trust God for the moments. Often our problems are so big, so painful that we can't imagine how we will get through a day.  It's...

Here's a photo of the five guys on our team last week.  I'm honored to be part of the team.  All of them did an amazing job of te...

I'm up early.  Not adjusted to the time here at home yet.  I guess I'm still on Kenya time.  It always takes a while to adjust.  Her...

Finally home.  After 36 hours of travel we are home!  I will tell you more after some rest, but for now I'm just glad to be home.  Thank...

My teammate, David Vinson, took this photo. It's from our time together today. It's Tuesday evening here and my first chance to ge...

This morning I am on my way to the airport for a flight to Africa. We will be in Nairobi, Kenya sometime tomorrow afternoon. I have a grea...

Romans 11: 36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. This amazing verse comes at the e...

As I watched this video I wondered....how many times have I been this close to disaster in my own life and didn't realize it? How often...