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August 12, 2016 It’s in the little thingsHappy International Youth Day! In November I attended a Christian higher education summit in Hong Kong. It was...
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June 19, 2016 What we CAN do for Modern-Day RefugeesThe daily news cycle drives us face to face with the plight of millions of refugees seeking to...
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April 24, 2016 Museum of the Bible making historyMuseum of the Bible began its journey to create a Bible museum in 2010. The goal was clear, but how...
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April 3, 2016 The New Cuban CrisisI happened to be in Cuba at the same time as President Obama a few weeks ago and the Rolling Stones showed...
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November 30, 2015 Light up the SahelHeadlines are being monopolized by stories of extremist violence. We are still reeling with shock from the recent...
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September 7, 2015 conclusion: be effectivePrevious: Connection in ministry In order to prevent losing an entire generation, the Church needs to assert itself...
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August 31, 2015 con· nec· tionPrevious post What we discovered placed us at an operational crossroads. We had to decide whether to simply...
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August 17, 2015 Family and dis·con·nec·tionIn her book Almost Christian, Kenda Creasy Dean reveals that American youth are ‘almost Christian – but perhaps not...
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August 10, 2015 Youth and dis·en·gage·mentThe reality of whether young people are leaving the Church in droves, slow drifting away from deep faith...
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July 19, 2015 Sound bite missiology: Nairobi—the NYC of AfricaWhen we operate under old assumptions—especially as they relate to the developing world—we miss the most effective opportunity...
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May 7, 2015 Mental illness to surpass healthcare costsI love thumbing through Tweets, skimming research, statistics and findings. But some, like this one, shock and disturb...
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September 4, 2014 Understanding missions in 4 simple stepsThe foundation of ALL missions is for believers to join God in His Missio Dei. It sounds simple,...
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June 26, 2014 Plight of the Muslim: the cost to choose ChristIt’s amazing to me how the Internet is heightening our awareness of what is going on in the...
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May 22, 2014 Optimism: bringing HOPE for the futureIf you’ve listened to pop radio recently, I hope you've heard the hit song “Pompeii” by Bastille. The band,...
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March 10, 2014 7 Trends to Make You Missions SmartDespite the ubiquity of the Internet, not everyone is a specialist. As a missions futurist, I often share...
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December 23, 2013 Guilt-free ChristmasAs a member of the trustee board at Oral Roberts University (ORU), I was invited to share a devotional...
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October 31, 2013 Macrotrend: Inevitable Clash of Islam and ChristianityIslam and Christianity have long been at odds as two dominant expansionary world religions, but geography has...
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August 21, 2013 Schools: old-but-new-again conceptNever has the need or desire for education been stronger than it is at this moment in history....
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August 8, 2013 Don’t break the mirror“We need to understand that for every statistic, there is a young person who has a face, who...