May 28, 2026 | Faith, Life Purpose
Based on John 10:27 — “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” One of the most quietly devastating things the institutional church did to an entire generation of believers was teach them — not always in words, but consistently in...
May 28, 2026 | Faith, Life, Life Purpose, Relationships
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 —...
May 28, 2026 | Faith, Relationships
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...
May 28, 2026 | Faith, Life, Life Purpose, Relationships
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...
May 28, 2026 | Faith, Life, Life Purpose, Relationships
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...
May 26, 2026 | Faith, Life, Life Purpose, Relationships
Based on Psalm 139:5 — “You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.” There is a phrase I find myself saying often in our Lk10 gatherings, sometimes before I even finish forming the thought: “I wanna know more.” It started as...
