When Life Gives You Lemons…Learn to Shepherd Horses?
We all know the saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” In January of this year, I wrote an excited blog about the growth …
The Danger of Free
Many of us know the danger of giving things for free, but I heard this recently and liked the way it was put together: The …
From $0 to $27,600: Social Enterprise in Ethiopia!
DML is ten years old this year, and in Ethiopia last week, we celebrated our five-year anniversary with the first denomination to officially join DML, …
Frustration Leads to Change: Meet Abraham from Ethiopia
At our training in Addis Ababa last week, we heard the following testimony from Abraham, who lives in Jinka, Ethiopia and travelled 600 km to …
“The Room was Well-Preached.”
I have finished my third week of this trip, having had a delightful and productive time in Tanzania. We often say that it takes about …
Pregnant with Jesus: A Mother’s Day Reflection
My desire to better understand the life of Jesus prior to the start of his public ministry at age thirty has been growing over time. …
Release of Paper: BAM and the Church
On Saturday, May 6, I left for a one-month trip to East Africa, starting in Kenya, and from there going to Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Burundi. …
Enough Pallets to Whet your Palate!
Maybe you have been receiving the DML emails this past month as we have been raising funds for scholarships to help pastors and business owners …
Trees: Twisted, Tangled, yet Triumphant
The Hermitage is a retreat center, about an hour outside of Grand Rapids. I have visited this place quite a number of times over the …
The Kingdom Without the King
Understanding the Kingdom of God is one of the keys to understanding what Christianity is all about. I read somewhere that Jesus spoke about the …