Jesus stopped at a well to speak to a Samaritan woman. (John 4) He shouldn’t have associated with someone like her. She was a Samaritan, a woman, and woman with a sordid past. No Jewish rabbi would be seen speaking to her. She was an outcast. The woman herself recognized the inappropriate nature of the […]
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What if God had something in mind when He created you? What if He gave you specific gifts, stuff you enjoyed and were good at? Don’t you think using those gifts would be a big part of what you were made to do? What if you could figure out what you were made to do, […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! A personal weakness got me thinking about today’s word-of-the-week… OUTCAST Jesus hung out with outcasts, right? We all know it’s true, and we all believe it’s a noble idea—for someone else. But if I’m honest, I don’t want to hang around with the homeless, the developmentally disabled, the poor, the addicts, the abused… […]
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I sent an email yesterday that put some things in perspective. I wrote to two American missionaries. As I proofed my message I realized the danger they encounter in tasks I take for granted. I wonder about the remote possibility of identity theft if my personal details end up in the wrong hands on the […]
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Becky and I discovered this week that lots of people don’t “get” what we’re doing. That’s a little frustrating. When you’re in the middle of something and you’re passionate about it, it’s hard to imagine how any rational being can’t understand every nuance of our project. Obviously, they’re not listening. And then I recall something […]
Continue readingWhy Do We Remember?
Yesterday I wrote about memorials. I referenced a special memorial, a pile of stones God told the people to leave at the place they entered the Promised Land. “In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! The holiday sparks today’s word-of-the-week… MEMORIAL Today’s Memorial Day in the U.S. It’s a day for remembering, but memorials are also about traditions, markers, and monuments. Many of us will travel today to special places, either physically or in spirit, to pay our respects and remember loved ones. In Joshua 4, God told Joshua […]
Continue readingWhat Do You Do With An Open Door?
Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7) I think I spend a lot of time in front of open doors. I can wonder all I want about opportunity and possibility and dreams, but an open door […]
Continue readingSometimes It’s Best To Wait
When you encounter a life-altering event, others are always eager to advise you when it’s time to move on. At the time of my injury in 1987, I wanted to get semi-serious about cycling. I’d purchased what, at the time, was a decent road bike. Twenty-seven years passed, and that bike sat in a few […]
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Sometimes the simplest questions are the best. The pastor asked one of those simple questions when Becky and I visited a new church with our FREEDOM TOUR teammate Andrew Thorne last weekend. He began the message by asking, “What would change if you saw Jesus in the person next to you?” The pastor shared a […]
Continue readingHow Does Rescue Happen?
How do children come to the HOME OF HOPE? Supporters often wonder how Project Rescue secures the release of trafficked women and children. Human traffickers are dangerous, violent criminals. Many are part of sophisticated, ruthless organized crime operations. Human trafficking generates more than $39 billion in revenue worldwide ($10 billion in the U.S.). It’s the […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! I think I’ve messed up a personal principle, which prompts today’s word-of-the-week… OTHERS Perhaps this is just for me, but I have a sense it might touch a few of you as well. I’ve been overly concerned lately with what others think. I value feedback and the counsel of friends. I’d never want […]
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