Your Child is Missing!
One of the heart stopping moments in life is when you think your child is missing. You may be in a mall or grocery store and when you turn around your child is missing. An overwhelming panic grabs...
View ArticleStunned by Evil…
One of my most startling memories of seeing hatred manifest itself into violence was while I was traveling to Russia during a very cold winter in the early-nineties. A colleague and I were visiting a...
View ArticleThe Story of Jyoti – Dancer, Prostitute, Now on the Path to Freedom
Jyoti began dancing at traditional Indian weddings at the age of 18. Her parents died a year earlier, her older brother is under-employed, her younger sister is seriously ill, and because the family...
View ArticleFrequent flying: Making the Mundane Interesting
Anyone who has flown on an airplane has seen the safety video or live presentation at the beginning of the flight. Usually the captive audience doesn’t pay much attention, and the presentations are...
View ArticleAdoption and Vulnerable Child Care Website List
Below are some recommended adoption websites, links to resources and recommended orphan and vulnerable child organizations. I have put this list together for a sermon I am giving at Willow Creek...
View ArticleThe Most Under-Utilized, Under-Leveraged Asset in the Fight Against Extreme...
The local church is the most under-leveraged asset in the fight against extreme poverty. Below is a map of the poorest countries of the world and it displays where there are populations of 40,000 or...
View ArticleWorld Vision, Tony Campolo, and Child Sponsors
I really didn’t want to write a response to the whole World Vision snafu. There are so many who have commented on the core question, that my voice would not shed any more light on it. However, I can...
View Article4 Steps To Engaging High-Capacity Volunteers
One the most challenging aspects of running a ministry is utilizing high-capacity volunteers effectively. We have heard stories of the corporate CEO who volunteers only to be stuck stuffing envelopes....
View ArticleBusinesses ignoring Faith Celebrations
It’s strange to me that faith is rarely recognized in business, maybe even considered taboo to speak about. Shouldn’t businesses recognize that faith plays a strategic role in most people’s purchases,...
View ArticleChristians, You Can Save Illinois
Christians, You Can Save Illinois A Biblical recipe for fighting violence and corruption The news in Illinois resounds with chaos and calamity; murders, shootings, muggings, violence against women and...
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