Important: New Christ-followers in Cuba!
I had been looking forward to my trip to Cuba for months. Over the past several years, the island nation has experienced incredible social and political change. And in the middle of that change, a rapidly growing and thriving network of local churches had emerged. But...
The Bible: a wellspring in dry places
“Jesus answered, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life’” John 4:13-14, NIV. It’s far more...
A New Year’s prayer for your sponsored child
Who prays for you? Maybe your mother prays for you every night before bed. Maybe your pastor prays for you each Sunday. Maybe your spouse prays for you over his or her daily devotions. Knowing people pray for you is a reminder that they care. It shows they’ve invested...
Invite a refugee to your table
We’ve just finished a busy holiday season where one of the highlights is family and friends gathering around one table and breaking bread together. It’s a wonderful feeling: eating, sharing stories, and laughing with those we cherish. But many refugees around the...
Human Trafficking Awareness Day: How you can help
Human trafficking is a very serious and very real threat in our world today. This has led to dozens of online articles about how to protect yourself from being a victim of human trafficking: Be aware of your surroundings. Carry pepper spray. Never share personal...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.