Posts in category Ministry

How do we communicate the gospel in a winsome and compelling manner to a post-Christian culture?

For all of our married life, my wife, Paula, and I have been in ministry of one sort or another. Everything changed for us as …

Dear Reader, I’m excited to share a resource with you that was designed for ESL / international student outreach. Good News for All Nations: An …

It was Sunday, August 5, 2018. The church service was beginning. The hymn number had been announced and I was standing next to my wife as the congregation began to sing. I could not sing. Not a sound. Not even a whisper. I wept.

My lingering trial, like any other trial we go through, has created some soul searching questions. Questions can be a good thing because asking the …

One of the greatest responsibilities I have as a pastor is to prepare my people for suffering. Hardships are the norm, not the exception, in …

A New Normal “You have a new normal.” I have used that phrase many times when counseling individuals who are facing life changes. Now, my …

If I fancied myself an expert on family devotions, the fantasy couldn’t last longer than 24 hours. Because every evening my children happily remind me …

I’m currently sitting in line at a Manila court house to get my daughters birth certificate. What I need, apparently, is the certified true copy. …

Summer camp. The words conjure up many memories – some pleasant, and some not so pleasant. My first experience at camp seemed a dismal failure …