John Muir and Ouzels

Terry O’Casey is the minister of the High Lakes Christian Church in La Pine, Oregon.  He is also the President of the 2010 Oregon Christian Convention.  Terry knew I would be driving from Califorina to Oregon to participate in the Spring Rally for the Convention and he invited me to spend the night.

I jumped [...]

Virtual Mathare Valley

The folks at Eastside Christian Church really know how to communicate! This past week-end was the second Sunday in their “Beyond Series,” moving the church from beyond where it is now to where God really wants it to be. “Beyond works” — the Gospel consists of not only doing good deeds but also sharing [...]

Beyond the Walls

For four Sundays in April and May, the Eastside Christian Church in Fullerton, California will be having a sermon series relating to ministry “Beyond the Walls.”  A part of that emphasis will be on child sponsorship for Nairobi, Kenya.  The following five minute video gives an overview of the project and contains some very, very compelling [...]

May I Rant a Bit?

For years people have sat in front of computers and made lists of “unreached people groups.”  This has been a major mission paradigm, particularly among Evangelicals, since the Lausanne Conference in 1974.  As can be expected, of the compiling of lists there is no end.  The latest iteration makes the claim that a group [...]

Mark Your Calendar

If you have not heard about this year’s North American Christian Convention, please check it out their website. The dates of the convention are July 6-9, and it is being held in Indianapolis.

There are some great speakers — Brian Jones, Ben Cachiaras, Dick Alexander, Mary Kamau (from the Hope Partnership in Nairobi, Kenya), [...]

Dive-Bombing Hummingbird

Flowers on the Hillside

Robyn and I were in California for a church visit over the week-end.  Since this is spring, I took my camera along to take some pictures of the blooming wildflowers.  While on an early morning hike prior to our flight back to Indianapolis we came across an Allen’s hummingbird sitting [...]

What Would You Ask?

Suppose you were invited into a room with the leaders of six different mission agencies, and you were given an opportunity to ask any of them any question you would like.  What would you ask?  Seriously, post your question by clicking on the comments link below.

Last week I was in a meeting with [...]