1. My friend (and former co-worker/boss) John Sowers recently won the White House Champions of Change award. It truly couldn’t have been given to a better individual so consistently caring for people in need. Here’s a piece of the article the White House blog ran about John receiving the award: We believe that we win [...]

A few troubling studies have been released in the recent weeks depicting the ongoing decline of faith among Millennials in America. While the lack of church attendance and the growth of atheism in the Millennial generation has been widely discussed for some time, the bad news about the lack of faith in Millennials is that [...]

I stepped out of the cool air conditioned car to find myself in Villa Mella, or what could best be described as a sauna. It was nearly 90 degrees and well over 90% humidity. For this Portland native, being drenched in sweat had become the new reality of life. The landscape flourished with life. Fruit [...]

During the past five years of seminary one of the greatest lessons I’ve learned is the value of consistently working day in and day out in order to get ahead. Developing the discipline to clock in and out every day will always translate into the future as demands on life increase. Developing the discipline to [...]

Several months ago I wrote a post titled “Knowing When to Walk Away” where I outlined that change is inevitable in our lives, but few of us seem to know when God might be leading us to something new. I received several negative reactions from people who felt I advocated for leaving when times get [...]

For some reason 2nd Thessalonians 3:13 stuck out to me as I read it yesterday… But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth (ESV). Here Paul is [...]