Servant Leadership, Pt. 2: Developing Leaders
What comes to your mind when you hear the term “servant leader?” In our first post on servant leadership, we noted that servant leaders are …
Getting Away with Murder: An “Acceptable” Atrocity
Could a society get away with a systemic culture of murder? As I have been researching missionary biographies while writing a sequel to Daring Devotion, …
Servant Leadership: A Biblical Theology, Pt. 1
Introduction Servant leadership is something people frequently talk about but rarely understand or practice. Many Christians seem to equate servant leadership with passive or subservient …
Why Are We Surprised? Confronting Shock-to-Shock Living with Truth
I slipped between the boulders and descended into the crack. Below me, I could hear my eight-year-old daughter whimpering. The darkness of the cave closed …
Learning A Secret
Whether I am going through a very discouraging time or whether I am riding high on the wind of accomplishment and joy, I can choose to be content and be th(i)nkful.
New Online Course: The Disciple-Making Life
I am excited to introduce to you our first free online course, The Disciple-Making Life. In this course, we will explore the Biblical foundations, principles, …
Does Your Prayer Life Need to Change?
I would guess that almost every Christians reading this sentence would like to have a deeper prayer life. As we read God’s Word, we see …
The Cure of Anxiety
Cure is an interesting word. Some define a “cure” as relief from the symptoms of a disease. Others define it as something that causes a …
The Power of an Invalid
High Hopes Hopes were high as Hudson Taylor set sail for England following a fruitful season of missionary service. In the midst of seemingly impenetrable …
The Importance of Daisy Chains at the Cliff’s Edge
Amy Carmichael lay awake long into the night. The pounding drums of a Hindu festival drove sleep from her. “The darkness,” she later wrote, “shuddered …