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 […]
Some historians trace the origin of April Fool’s Day to between the fourteenth and the sixteenth centuries—some trace it clear back to the time of Noah. The original name may have been “All Fool’s Day.” Regardless of its origin, April Fool’s Day celebrates foolishness, naiveté, and gullibility. But the resurrection of Jesus is no joke, […]
Have you ever been the last to hear some big news? Maybe you took a vacation, and upon returning to work you learned that major changes had taken place while you were gone. When Jesus starting walking with two disciples on the road to Emmaus, they thought he didn’t know what was going on. They […]
Fourteen years have passed since a teenager in a Suburban sent me and my Sonoma crashing into a field on the side of the road. It was a legitimate “near-death experience.” I remember nothing of the accident, but based on what those at the scene told me, it was only by the grace of God that I survived. […]
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 […]
