Recently, I was chatting with a friend who has an aging parent. The last doctor’s appointment seemed to indicate some serious concern for her mother’s health. My friend decided to go to the next appointment to make sure she was clear what next steps the family might need to make with regards to decision making …
Years ago, I sat down with someone to discuss them working on a very important article for a publication I was working on. I loved how I watched the “lights go on” in their eyes about ideas as soon as I began talking. I could tell they were excited to write and I knew it …
My son Ronnie rushed into the kitchen one day after kindergarten in Hungary, flung his backpack on the counter and made a beeline to the freezer. This was a daily routine during the warm months since at school drinks were served at room temperature and Ronnie liked his drinks cold. He would usually give us …
Gypsy ministry was one of the most laborious ministries I have ever been involved in and at the same time, one of the most rewarding. Most Gypsies had incredible talents and gifts. My ministry partners were also very hard workers, but their education was extremely low and teaching and training took considerably longer than most …
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Recently, I returned from a trip overseas with a group of men who have never been outside of the US. I always enjoy watching people experience other cultures for the first time and the bristling they do against the way things work. It’s not that I like to see them squirm, I just like to …
In college I had a third shift job, 11 to 7 am, which wasn’t an ideal job for me. As many of you may know, I’m not a night owl, and wasn’t then either. But it was a good job, good pay for a college student and everyone I worked with was in the union, …
I had the wonderful privilege of working at a summer camp called Camp of the Nations, in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania. It was a fairly typical camp. All of us that worked there wore many hats and couldn’t wait for the kids to come, and by the end of the week we couldn’t wait …
Many years ago, I visited one of our African missionaries. Like many of our missionaries, he had taken in many orphans. It’s fairly common for children who are abused, orphaned or neglected to be taken to the homes of pastors. The community feels it is the safest thing for these children. Our pastors struggle enough …
Recently I was forced to interject myself into a struggle among a group of the most influential pastors in a country where we serve. The enemy had divided these men and they each at different times told me they weren’t sure it could be resolved. By the grace of God, these men humbled themselves, repented …
One of the greatest joys in ministry that God has afforded me was early in my ministry. God opened the door for me to lead hundreds of students on mission trips around the world, as well as on my field of service. These trips afforded me the opportunity to pour into many students lives and …
