Things to Consider Before Going on a Mission Trip:
1. Be informed about the cultural differences of the people you are trying to reach because your good intentions may be misunderstood and even offend.
2. Keep in mind you are not going on a site-seeing tour but are going to help others see the true light.
3. Just because something […]

This is the second part in this series. If you want to read part 1, go here. Key #2 – Lead with Conviction I pull this principle from the popular story of David and Goliath (read it here). David had no clout or any pull with the people in charg…

Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Of these leaders, each individual has something unique about them that can make them great. A common leadership model is the type “A”, up front flashy leader. The reason this leader is the most prevale…

I had a late evening run on the Appalachian Trail on Saturday 8/21/10. I did not take too many pictures because the trail was very wet and muddy. There was water from 1/8 to 3/4 inch running in places with lots of wet rocks and roots and some deep mud….

This video devotion entitled, This House is Cramped, was created for an online course I teach for Patten University’s Internet Degree Program. It covers 2 Kings 6:1-2, and discusses the idea of spiritual suffocation, or feeling boxed in religiosi…

This video, All Things Summed up in Christ, is a video devotion I did in one of the online courses I teach for Patten University’s Internet Degree Program. It covers Ephesians 1:8-10, and shows that the goal of all of history is that all of creation, in both heaven and earth, will be summed up […]