Quiet Rachel’s Journey to Ministry

Quiet Rachel’s Journey to Ministry

For several years I have been involved in leading mission teams to various parts of the world. From 1999 until 2006 I was leading groups of teens to Jamaica as a tool to develop leadership among the young people. We spoke in school assemblies, led Vacation Bible...
Peter & Sanctifying Grace

Peter & Sanctifying Grace

When I think about Sanctifying Grace, the name that immediately comes to mind is Simon Peter. First of all, God was at work in Peter’s life even before Peter was aware of God’s work. It was Peter’s brother Andrew who had begun to follow Jesus and then invited his...
Prossy

Prossy

2013. It was an interesting year. For me at least. It was during the fall of 2013 that I took my first trip to Africa as a director of Kuandaa International, our non-profit mission organization. I didn’t really know what to expect. Although I had done my research, and...
What God’s Voice Sounds Like to Me

What God’s Voice Sounds Like to Me

I have never heard God’s voice speak to me. I have never seen him. I don’t really know what it is like to have a vision. I have never known God’s presence in a physical way. But I have known- and I still know- God in ways that are more intimate than relationships I...
Shannon – Prevenient Grace

Shannon – Prevenient Grace

She didn’t like me at all… at first. After I graduated from college, I took my first real job immediately. I was hired as a youth pastor at a small church in a small town in Indiana. There was nothing special about this situation, except, I was really sad. You see,...
What I learned from ‘Deadheads’

What I learned from ‘Deadheads’

I had a reputation as a sort of “goody two shoes.” First of all, I grew up as a church boy. My family not only went to church on Sunday mornings, but we also attended on Sunday evening and went to Bible study on Wednesday evenings. Sometimes we had services on other...