In an age of permissiveness, submission sounds like an antiquated idea that even many Christians want to avoid. But submission is not the four-letter word some seem to think it is. Submission is God’s loving plan for reestablishing relationship with him. In Matthew 12:50, Jesus marked obedience to the Father as a condition of our […]

When I hear the word purity, I picture a teenage girl wearing a ring to symbolize her promise to save herself for marriage. Sadly, I also remember the article I read by a woman who confessed to wearing her ring long after she’d broken the promise to stay pure. As in other areas of her […]

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” (Socrates) The morning meeting would be huge. A corporate account and personal income rested in the outcome of the meeting. Of all days to oversleep. No time to properly shower and dress. A quick glance in the mirror failed to reveal out of sequence buttons, unkempt hair, and […]

The Birth of a Journey It started with a visit to the headmaster of the primary school in an area where Africa Development Mission (ADM) had recently planted a church. The visit seemed natural to me, as the rural school was in my home area and a school I had attended as a child.  During […]

One day, Jesus walked into a conversation his 12 followers were having about who would be the greatest in God’s kingdom. They were jockeying for positions of influence, but Jesus did not shame them. Instead, he challenged them to become like children, to eradicate their sinful tendencies, to seek the few who stray away, and […]