This week the world’s population reached 8 billion people.  It is a marvel to see how rapidly the world population has changed in the last …

It was all we hoped and prayed it would be and more.  The joy of being with each other in person again cannot be measured.  …

Our DML Global Summit ended on Saturday, and it was an incredible week.  It was a very full time and I am still processing some …

As I flew on a very long flight from Chicago to Addis Ababa on Friday, I was unable to sleep and therefore got a lot …

One of my favorite lines in our work in Discipling Marketplace Leaders is to “reclaim the redeemed marketplace.”  I love the line because it reminds …

A few weeks ago, I was blessed to share a message at my home church in Grand Rapids.  In preparation for the message, the pastor …

Reality. Grief.  Hope.  These are the three tasks of a prophet, according to Walter Brueggemann.   Naming reality and exposing myths that we use to disguise …

A week ago, I was flying out of Burkina Faso to Liberia. Just five days later, on Friday, September 30, Burkina Faso experienced their second …

Greetings from Liberia, dear brothers and sisters in Christ! I want to thank you for your prayers thus far on this trip, as they have …

For much of my life, Labor Day meant a three-day weekend and a signal for a season change (summer to fall). It didn’t usually go …