If I were Jesus, most of the miracles would have been fun for me to experience. Feeding 5,000+. Healing the bleeding woman who had suffered for years. Walking on water. But one would have been especially tough—the healing of the pouter. Jesus had been welcomed into the home of Mary and Martha and was enjoying time…
The most important lesson I’ve learned about helping others: the more specific you are, the more helpful you are. In the last decade of ministry, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said (or texted), “Let me know what I can do to help!” And I meant it every time. I really did want…
When we have people over, my favorite part of our time together comes after dinner has been eaten, when the kids are playing independently, and we have all gotten comfortable on the couches. Wives kick off their shoes, husbands put away their phones, and everyone has a full glass of lemonade. That’s when the…
Lee has had conversations with different people in the last week, talking about their former pastors at our church and other churches. In two of the conversations, about two different former pastors, both people told Lee the pastors couldn’t preach well, but they sure did love their people well. Because of those conversations, Lee and…
(I’m honored to be a Gospel for Asia blogger because I get to connect world changers in the western world with world changers in Asia, who are making change happen. This month we’re talking about clean water and how meeting physical needs opens the doors to meeting spiritual needs.) Desperate for More Than Clean Water…
I’m one of those people who gets a new calendar in August instead of January. Since I transitioned from school to teaching to homeschooling, following the school year calendar makes sense to me. August is a time to evaluate how the year is going so far, set new goals, and get used to a new…