Living and Teaching Stories Rooted in the Mission of God
The Global Immersion Project from The Global Immersion Project on Vimeo. Those of you that have been following my life and work through this platform have heard of an initiative I co-founded a couple years ago with my friend Jer Swigart called The Global Immersion Project. After lots of refining, on the ground experience and …
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It is in times and tragedies like those that happened in Boston that our call to pray for our enemies is most difficult. May we be faithful to pray for them despite our circumstances. Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy on me, a sinner. Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, on all of us, sinners. …
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I was recently reading the book of Ruth and was struck by the insight it offers into our vocation as followers of Jesus today. There is something sacred about an ancient narrative informing our modern narrative in ways that impact the way we live, love and lead. I will highlight three themes in Ruth that …
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Ruby and I were going for a long stroll as Janny put in one of her last long days of work before going on maternity leave. Because I know that our time as a family of three is quickly coming to a close, I walked hand in hand with my little gal with a bit …
Most Christians in America (and much of the world) are familiar with the life and work of Tony Campolo. There is his infamous “curse word teaching” that asks his audience whether they are more shocked at the fact that he said sh&% or at the fact that there are thousands of people dying each day …
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