Katrina Anniversary

Today is the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.  A massive storm that hit the gulf coast in 2005, today many across the gulf states are remembering the lives that were lost.  Lost due to the power of the storm and lost due to the failure of the levees in New Orleans.
It was Hurricane Katrina that [...]

Read Full Post »

Myanmar Cyclone Relief

A category 3 cyclone (Nargis) hit Myanmar causing the deaths of at least 22,000 with more than 40,000 missing and over 1 million displaced from their homes.  Here are some ways that you can help the people of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).
Samaritans Purse
Red Cross
Word Vision
Food for the Hungry
There are a lot of aid agencies [...]

Read Full Post »

National Day of Prayer

Today, my two oldest boys (Zachariah & Isaiah) were involved in the National Day of Prayer event at the Phoenix City Hall.  They are part of a ministry at our church called “Act Out For Christ”, which uses kids and drama to deliver the gospel message.
The event was hosted by the city of Phoenix and [...]

Read Full Post »

Engage or Escape?

During this election year (though I feel that is been the last 2 years) we hear a lot about what needs to be changed in our country and around the world, and how those running for office are going to try and accomplish many of these tasks.  Which brings up the question:  What is the [...]

Read Full Post »

Blood:Water Missions

 
When Dan Haseltine, Jars of Clay’s lead singer, visited Africa in 2002, he had to struggle to accept what he saw. Poverty and physical and social suffering in Africa shook him, challenged him, and changed him.
Haseltine returned overwhelmed by despair, transformed by hope and called to action. He came back with a vision for clean [...]

Read Full Post »

Thou Wilt Come

The following is a prayer written by a member of the former China Inland Mission now called OMF.  The prayer is taken from the book “Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret“.
Send Thou, O Lord, to every place
Swift messengers before They face,
The heralds of They wondrous grace,
Where Thou, Thyself, wilt come.
 
Send men whose eyes have seen the King,
Men [...]

Read Full Post »

The Passion of Three

William Carey (1761 – 1834) is known as the “Father of Modern Missions”. Carey a shoemaker and pastor had a passion for missions – more specifically for those who lived without Christ (unreached people groups). Carey when seeing the lack of vision for the lost in his own demomination wrote “An Enquiry into the [...]

Read Full Post »

Harvest Is Plentiful

This past weekend I was able to go to Williams, Az for our church’s annual men’s retreat. It was an awesome time up in the mountains away from the heat of the Valley; and during one of the main sessions, this passage of scripture struck a chord within me.
Seeing the people, He felt compassion for [...]

Read Full Post »

The Mueller Method

Here is an article I read and thought I would share about George Mueller and how he sought after the will of God.
“George Mueller was known for his life of prayer and his close walk with God. His rich Christian experience grew out of complete dependence on God’s will. Here is his simple [...]

Read Full Post »

Dreams of What Might Be

Our flight arrived into the Big Easy and excitement filled my heart, I was back in the city that had affected me in so many ways. A hot and humid day greeted us as we made our way from the airport to Pastor Kevin’s gutted home in St. Bernard Parrish. There were cars on [...]

Read Full Post »