Perhaps the biggest personal frustrations in what we refer to as ministryāwhether that be the ministry of marriage, or family, or missions, or church-planting or lay ministryācome as the natural results of our own sinful selves. We are so easily …
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Why Not?
I read recently that November is Defend the Orphan month. The Bible is very clear that we are always to defend the fatherless. So what exactly does the word ādefendā mean? The 1828 dictionary defines it this way: āTo drive …
My Lost Boys of Honduras
In a Neverland of misty mountains, cloud forests, and a thousand shades of green, there is a subculture of boys who will never grow up. Boys who will never see more than a glimpse of childhood, yet will never understand …
A Mango for Mother’s Day
We drive through town, dodging stray dogs and fruit carts on this hot Motherās Day. A fragrant pink rose bounces in the sunshine of the dashboard. We stop at a restaurant and park in the shade of a tall mango …
Called to Care
We often hear and read that the most Biblical way to care for orphans is through the local church and church planting. Agreed. Orphaned and abandoned children are a tragic result of sin. The Gospel is the answer to sin. …
Two Books On Best-Practice Orphan Care that Every Christian Should Read
They say you should write about what youāre passionate about. But honestly, this is a subject that I am so passionate about and gets me so worked up, that I just canāt write about it. At least not right now. …
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You Are Loved
On a day when many will wake up feeling especially loved, when many will wake up feeling especially lonely, and when many will wake up just the same as any other day in Februaryāthere is, you might say, a Valentine …
Hush, This Isnāt Your Battle
Lately, it seems like everyone is fighting or arguing or puffing themselves up towards each otherāuncannily similar to my neighborās roosters that endlessly wander into my front yard, bickering and squawking and flapping their wings at each other over bugs, …
āThat They Might Have Lifeā
(The following is an updated and edited version of a post I wrote a few years back.) We call ourselves pro-life. We say we believe that every life is precious. We advocate and debate and share heart-wrenching photos of the …
The Dying Place
We knew going in that it would be impossible. The mission field God led us to was a place of innumerable needs, and we were completely incapable of meeting those needs ourselves. Here was this place, packed to the brim …
