to the ends of the earth

to the ends of the earth

by | Oct 18, 2011 | ministry, missions, outreach, READ, SERVE

[serialposts]I’m standing in a remote village in Haiti on the shore of the massive Lake Azeui. I upload a picture of some of the members of our mission team to Facebook and Twitter. They’re singing and dancing with the locals. There’s a communication...
serving communion

serving communion

by | Oct 12, 2011 | spiritual practice

“Body of Christ broken for you.” I repeated this simple phrase as I broke off a piece of the loaf that I was serving to each who came forward to partake of the Lord’s Supper. It was our last morning together at a Laity Lodge Writer’s Retreat; a...
[reverend fun] something to believe in

[reverend fun] something to believe in

by | Oct 6, 2011 | authentic christianity

  We all do this, don’t we? We create our own systems based on what we think is best. But what if our kids started doing that too? It seems obvious that we are to follow the ways of God and not our own. When we come to salvation, we are to put off our old...
pursuing your passion

pursuing your passion

by | Sep 28, 2011 | PRAY, READ, SERVE

“Make your vacation your vocation.” That’s the advice that I received many years ago from a leader that I had come to respect. In this nugget of wisdom, he’s not talking about goofing off, or trying to make a living doing nothing. Rather,...