The New Face of Missions

“The future is already here–it’s just not evenly distributed.” -Author William Gibsoni Here is an article that is worth reading if you are a Beyond Borders thinker like myself.  Eric Swanson, of Leadership Network (and outstanding para-church thinking, equipping and catalyst organization) had this article in their recent Network Advance. It is a great help for...

Stand by Me

Sometimes we just need a creative gentle reminder that we are called to “love our neighbors to the same degree that we love ourselves” (McDaniel Paraphrase).  Find someone in the world to stand by today!  Venture out, love someone beyond your normal, everyday circle.  Expand your community! Playing For Change: Song Around the World “Stand By Me” from Playing For Change...

Accountability: what is it and do I need it?

Fallen- is what we are; falling is what we are do.  Preventing the fall is what we need to do and learning from our falls is what we can do. I embrace, with humility, my own fallen human nature and my proclivity to fall again and again into sin and stupidity. I would love it if I could live in relationship with people who truly, genuinely want to see and bring the best out in me.  I hope that...

God N Community

I start a new mini message series today on the value of Christian community, within a larger series called The Journey.  The Journey that we take when we enter into relationship with Christ is never boring and always a challenging adventure, or I would bet you are  not living the faith fully.  As they use to tell us in football, “leave it all on the field.”  Translated= hold...