“In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit
Take a look around—things are changing—Spring has sprung where I live and the cold days seem to be behind us. The tulips and daffodils around our house are bursting forth with bright colors. The buds on the trees, though blown
Robert Fulghum in his book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten writes, “ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was
We are in the midst of Holy Week. This week we will move through Jesus’ final days leading up to the cross. We know the crescendo to the story will come on Sunday, but we need not rush to the
Several years ago, I read Bob Roberts, Jr.’s book Transformation where he writes, “For somestrange reason today, instead of being a power source, prayer is the excuse for not doinganything, always ‘waiting on God’ to do something, but it never
It was 2005, a very active hurricane season for the continental United States. I had traveledwith four youth and one other adult to Reynosa, Mexico to assist in ongoing ministry in thecolonias and churches in the area. As we crossed
In Alice in Wonderland, the White Rabbit is seen running frantically proclaiming, “I’m late. I’mlate. For a very important date! No time to say ‘hello, goodbye,’ I’m late. I’m late. I’m late!” Thefrantic schedules and the flood of information we
As I write this blog, I am in Guyana, South America with two of my sons (Micah and Judah). We have been here six nights and are preparing to fly back to the United States tomorrow (Friday). It has been
The annual Living the Adventure Ministries Celebration Banquet is Saturday, August 28 in Albion, Illinois. We will be under a tent near the North Parking Lot of the Albion First United Methodist Church (127 E Main Street). Everyone is invited
As I write this article, I am to be in Sobier, Haiti on my 22nd Trip and my first time in three-years to take a team to Sobier. We were forced to postpone the June 22-30 trip because the gangs