“Should I Stay or Should I Go”

“Should I Stay or Should I Go”

Is There Value in Short-Term Mission Trips? “Our global missions efforts can sometimes drift into a form of conquering. We put a pin on a map and say, ‘Been there. Don That. Got the T-shirt.” While there is certainly nothing wrong with mission trips, we can accidentally slip into ‘missions tourism’ attending the ‘mission vacation’ […]

The Struggle Is Real

The Struggle Is Real

My struggle with guilt, grief and love. The struggle is real. Anyone who knows me knows that this is a phrase I say often when things aren’t going the way I had hoped. It can be either I ran out of coffee, or the dog threw up in the living room.  My response is always […]

Total Loss

Total Loss

(I have recorded audio versions of this, and my other devotionals, in formats that both do, and do not have background music. They can be listened to at…SoundCloud.com/777arkV) Isaiah 43:1 God created you. God fashioned you. It is He who says – “Fear nothing.” “I have redeemed you. I have personally called you by name. […]