Just this past weekend, my 15-year-old son and I spent a night and day searching for a little white box in the woods during an…
Stripping apart bikes to build family
I recently stopped to watch my 17-year-old and 15-year-old sons strip apart some bikes to fix brake and sprocket issues. Ball bearings were rolling across…
A missionary just asked you for support? Don’t panic…
Chances are good if you attend church regularly, you’ve met a missionary family. And chances are even better that they’ve asked you for financial support.
Turning the conversation back to God
I was sitting at the table this morning when my wife began recapping a story she’s been reading to our little ones. It’s the story…
9,000 miles in love
Here I am, sitting in a hotel room more than 9,000 miles from my home in Tennessee, and I should be spending the evening reviewing…
Left behind
I recently received word that a friend and supporter of our ministry had died following a brief respite in hospice for brain cancer. Slightly older…
When the words don’t fit
The Gospel is universal but the language we use to share it is not. And that can at times make it difficult — so difficult…
Planting purpose in Phin
I recently took a trip to visit my parents. Took most of the children with me so that my wife could finish a book project…
A life like George Müller
As much as I’d like to escape some of my first-world problems while overseas, sadly I cannot. Life just doesn’t stop here because I’m there.…
My daughter, Babita
I met Babita when she was 12, two years after we first placed her picture on our refrigerator. It was the summer of 2009, and…