In 2.5 seconds the heat in the tent suddenly raised to a record 115 degrees. At least it felt like it. 500 faces staring at me in anticipation for—something. Head pounding. Hands sweating. Heart racing. Hamstrings twitching. I laughed and casually said, No, no,...

This Tuesday is the James kickoff bible study! If you’d like to come, class starts at 7:00pm and registration opens at 6:15pm. To signup, the cost is $20 and includes homework guide, class sessions, and amazing worship sessions from various artists. If you are...

Expecting to give. Expecting to learn. Expecting to do, be, love. Expectations set guards and boundaries and safe-zones. But life is full of unexpecteds. When we are faced with the unexpected, it’s as if a full length mirror of self-realization displays the most...

In the Chemrec slums of Nairobi my heart was stolen by a boy named Freddie. Every face I ran into in the slum was beautiful, but Freddie had this thing. You know, the thing Simon Cowell refers to as the X-Factor. He’s sassy and funny and adorable and has skin...

Departing the plane in Kenya there was a small part of me expecting to see Sally Struthers standing in an arid patch of dessert surrounded by emaciated children shouting, You can save the children! Or maybe I’d see a giraffe. Or maybe hear someone say, Hakuna...