The House Church Lesson I Learned the Hard Way: Organic Doesn’t Mean Unintentional
Based on Acts 2:42-47 — "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." When I first encountered the house church movement in 2008 in the Philippines, I thought I had finally found it — the pure,...
You Are Not Trying to Become a New Person — You Already Are One
Based on 2 Corinthians 5:17 — "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" One of the most spiritually exhausting things I ever did was spend years trying to become something I already was. I didn't know that's...
Prayer Is Not a Discipline You Maintain — It’s a Relationship You Live In
Based on 1 Thessalonians 5:17 — "Pray without ceasing." For years, "pray without ceasing" was the verse that made me feel perpetually behind. How do you pray without ceasing when you have a job, a family, a commute, a list of things that demand your attention from the...
When the Church Comes Home: What Happens When You Stop Attending and Start Being the Church
Based on Acts 2:46 — "Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts." It has been two years since Lois and I stopped attending the local institutional church. I want to say...
What Japan Taught Me About God’s Timing, Slow Growth, and the Faith That Doesn’t Need Results
Based on Ecclesiastes 3:11 — "He has made everything beautiful in its time." Japan does not yield quickly. Missiologists will tell you that Japan is one of the most resistant nations on earth to the gospel — less than two percent of the population identifies as...
Reach Out — We’re Here to Listen