“It is hard to escape the conclusion that today, one of the greatest roadblocks to the gospel of Jesus Christ is the institutional church. The student protester who held up a placard “Jesus Yes! Christianity No!” was expressing a sentiment widely felt: The institutional church too often represents something radicallyRead More →
Introduction: As I neared the end of my five-year missionary service in Ecuador, my new friend Trace Pirtle asked if I would answer these interview questions that follow for his website. Structured Interview Questions: (by Trace Pirtle) · Can you share the moment when you first felt called to mission work?Read More →
My Cross-Cultural Learning Curve I wanted to share with you some more details about my new life here in Ecuador. There have been many cross-cultural adjustments, in addition to the language and changes in physical surroundings that are typical of any move. I believe the Lord has prepared me forRead More →
The Call to Multiply Excerpts from the forward to Multiply by Francis Chan Written by David Platt, Pastor and author of Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream From the beginning of Christianity, the natural overflow of being a disciple of Jesus has always been to make disciples of Jesus. “FollowRead More →
The book opens with examining the secular mindset and models used for leadership. This revolves around hierarchical structures and positions that allow people to be in control. This was quickly followed by the world-shattering teachings of Jesus about the subject.Read More →
How I ended up here, I’ll never quite know for sure. While growing up and through most of my adult life, I never really thought about becoming an author. As a young student, reading and literature in general were way down the list of fun things to do. Yet somehowRead More →
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream A while back a friend of mine mentioned he was reading a book entitled Radical by David Platt. Intrigued by the simple, yet unmistakable title, I proceeded to investigate and then purchase the book. To give you a sneak preview, the subtitleRead More →
Preparing the Church for the Last Days For many years, my concern for the Church has been deepening, as I have witnessed changing trends and the gradual loss of influence in our culture. While statistics show that a whopping 77% of Evangelical Christians believe that we are living in whatRead More →