This January, I got to watch God move again in a way that brings so much joy to this pastor’s heart. I was on the dusty, noisy street on the edge of a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, with two Kenyans who served as our translators and two church members from Immanuel in Benton, Brad and […]
God’s work in adversity
Read: Romans 5:2b-5 “Even when I don’t see it, you’re working. Even when I don’t feel it, you’re working. You never stop, you never stop working.” These words are lyrics to the song “Waymaker,” which has been on my heart over the past few weeks. My heart continues to be reminded that God often works in the […]
The day this ‘one’ came to Jesus
Justin was sitting in the hospital waiting room while his 8-year-old daughter was having open heart surgery. That was two-and-a-half years ago, when I first talked with him about spiritual things. And that’s when he became the “one” I was praying for. Not long after that. Justin met me for breakfast at a local restaurant. […]
God’s work in adversity
Romans 5:2b-5 “Even when I don’t see it, you’re working. Even when I don’t feel it, you’re working. You never stop, you never stop working.” These words are lyrics to the song “Waymaker,” which has been on my heart over the past few weeks. My heart continues to be reminded that God often works in the unseen […]
Pastor, go on a mission trip
I am ashamed to admit that I haven’t always understood why being on mission both personally and as a church is so vital. I used to skip the “missions” chapel services in seminary because I wrongly believed that missions and being a pastor were two separate callings. I just wanted to be a pastor. Sadly, the first church I pastored wasn’t very mission-minded because I wasn’t. Read…