Many years ago, I traveled to the Philippines to speak at a conference. I took the opportunity to meet many SLM missionaries and volunteers where they ministered. One visit took us to one of the most notoriously dangerous prisons in all the country. Our partner there, “Red”, a former high ranking mafia hitman, was a …
Restored to Its Original State “Ron, it’s just gone. I can’t find it anywhere.” In the capacity of my IT responsibilities through the years, this is a phrase that invokes panic like little else can. Somehow, inadvertently, someone has made a mistake (even though they rarely admit it), and very important documents, files, or even …
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On the Right Team When I was younger, I played a lot of different sports. I was pretty athletic, not a standout at any of them, but usually in the starting lineup. That might lead you to believe I was better than I really was; I was really only just average. I played on below …
Many times, I have visited what have been considered to be “holy” sites around the world. On a recent trip to Peru, I was able to visit such a site, Macchu Picchu, which is considered to be one of the 7 wonders of the world. It is no wonder that it is one of the …
I recently made my way through a slum section of highway in the capital of a large African country. I’m naturally curious about cultures and love to just gaze at how people from different cultures live. As we made our way through this stretch of city, I noticed the poverty reflected in the way the …
I just came from the funeral of a dear friend to our family. I was asked to say a few words, not a sermon, just something the “Lord would lay on my heart”. I had some quiet time on the drive to think it through. I thought of how this friend has known me my …
The trials that society has faced these last couple of years has shaken each of us. We have lost more trust in the government, if that was even possible, in medicine, in news media, in social media, and even in each other. In trying times like these where we have been shaken to the core, …
I have heard a lot of messages about God’s forgiveness and grace. About how someone can never be so far away that the loving arms of God and His mercy cannot reach. Most of those devotionals and sermons take short verses out of context and poorly reflect a true exposition of the Word of God. …
