Again in the vein of thankfulness, let me give God my love and appreciation for opportunities to serve Him near and far. As a small town guy from rural West Tennessee, there was a time that I would have never dreamed that God would give me opportunities to serve him in so many places and…
As our American holiday of Thanksgiving draws closer, I think I will write a few articles about the things which I am thankful for. There is so much but I will attempt to hit on a few of the areas which come to my mind as the Lord leads. I will start with “technology.” Isn’t…
Today as I was prayerwalking in the brisk morning air here in Brno, I was thinking about a lot of things and for some reason a VERY old memory came into my mind. This memory caused me to think about how hard it is as an adult (especially a male) to approach God with a…
When you have made the decision to move overseas into a new culture and environment, you may think you “sort of know” how it will be but in the end, you really don’t. There are huge differences between staying in a new culture for 7 to 10 days on a mission trip or even for…
Jesus told us to go and make disciples. What does that mean anyway? Well, it goes beyond making “converts” even though that is extremely important. A person has to become reborn spiritually before they can even start the discipleship process. Being a disciple of the Lord Jesus means committing our lives to His Lordship… to…
Lately, I have been thinking about how our lives are like a book which is in the process of being written. It is not finished… not until we close our eyes in death. For some of us, the book probably spans many volumes and we are actually building our own library. These volumes cover the…
Yesterday I happened to notice this balloon floating majestically in the sky above Bohunice. Actually there were two of them… a red one and a white one. As I took this snapshot, I started to think how the person or persons must have felt way up there above the earth. The temperature was very cool…
This article is about a discipline which, when I do it, enhances my life greatly. If you have been on a mission trip or have had missional training, I am sure you have heard of prayerwalking. However, this activity can be refined to fit specific needs or emphasis. The overall concept is the same but…
I am going to step out on a limb here, culturally speaking. Today I saw a few events take place in a short period of time which really bothered me. Yes, I am a foreigner in a different cultural context BUT in the spiritual realm, our culture shouldn’t be the determining factor. Let me set…