As we arrive in the Advent season, my thoughts turn to the blessing of having a Savior who Himself came as a missionary, being the first Christian Missionary. The very word, “Advent,” means “the arrival of a notable person or thing.” And Jesus is the most notable person to ever walk the earth! He left the place He

Often times as I travel and share about Christ, I hear very similar questions. Questions like “how do I get into a Gospel conversation?” or “how do I meet people who don’t know Jesus?” I’ve wrestled with it quite a bit, and I’m realizing that most of us never take the time to identify ourselves as spiritual people,

This summer, I had the chance to read through the Book of Acts like 8 or 9 times over the course of 8 weeks. There were some things that stood out to me like never before, probably because of the setting (leading groups of students out into the harvest fields in six different countries). The Book of Acts

Over and over again, I’m overwhelmed, amazed, shocked…all of it when I see how Paul (and his New Testament contemporaries) handled adversity. In Acts 21, Paul is “rescued” from death at the hands of an angry mob by the Roman Tribune. Instead of demanding his rights as a citizen to have those who’d beaten him arrested and punished,

It’s really been since 2014 that I’ve posted about family? Well, let me catch you up. Caryn and I moved from Hamburg, DE., to Budapest, HU. 4 years ago today. In so many ways it feels longer as we’ve become so familiar with the city and so much has happened. We’re in our second apartment here, and we

Tomorrow and Sunday, I’ll be working with a church in Eastern Europe to talk about effective small-group ministry, which I’ve done many many times with many churches. However, this will be the first where we’re asking (and hopefully answering) the question, “How do we do effective ministry as a small group in a time of war?” It’s a