Evangelism Week

Khmer Scarecrows

I loved going to youth rallies when I was a teen. I loved seeing kids my age gathered together for a purpose. I loved the uplifting speakers. I loved the wonderful singing and powerful worship. I loved the mountain-top experiences. And I still do. But, I have to be careful not to measure [...]

For the past week I have been trying a little spiritual experiment. I don’t know about you, but I get pretty  overwhelmed with wanting to pray more, wanting to read my Bible more, and wanting to read other spiritual books more. More often than not it seems like I have to choose one, and then I feel a little incomplete without the others. (And, unfortunately, sometimes I don’t even choose one!)

So at the beginning of last week I came up with an idea to try and help manage my daily desire for something more. I decided to take a thirty minute block of time for a specific spiritual focus and divide it into three parts: Bible, Book, and Prayer. I spend ten minutes reading my Bible, ten minutes reading another spiritual book (right now I’m reading C.S. Lewis’ The Weight of Glory), and then ten solid minutes of praying.

Supper is nearly over. It is nearly time for Jesus to head out to the garden where He will be arrested. But before He goes, He has some final words for His disciples including a startling revelation and prophecy concerning His disciples, especially Peter. In Luke 22.31-38, we have the final discourse of Jesus around the supper table.

The Savior’s Prophecy concerning Peter

We Americans are confused about spirituality, especially those of us who are Christians. Church life today is so focused on Sunday morning that I regularly fall into the trap of thinking that what happens then is the definition of spirituality. I think of powerful worship and heart-felt prayers. And that translates into my personal [...]

It’d been quite a while since I’d picked up my camera so I decided to take it with my to the Kids’ Cafe yesterday. The kids are always so funny when I bring out the camera because they always act camera shy when in fact it’s quite the opposite. I decided to shoot black and white within the camera itself, so what you see below is straight out of the camera (except for the logo, of course).

I want to always remember these kids. I want to remember their personalities. I want to remember our struggles and our victories with them. I’m thankful to God to be able to work with these kids and I pray that somehow our two hours a day with them will make an eternal difference in their lives.white space

I saw this kid for the first time yesterday and could not stop laughing. He is adorable, funny, and extremely talented.

Just thought I’d share…