We found a book…

In most churches here in Nicaragua the church calendar unimportant. The overwhelming majority of churches do not hold special services for Christmas, and for most Easter is celebrated as if it were just another Sunday (this is largely to differentiate protestant...

Don’t get lost in the minors

I have been reading through the Minor Prophets this month, which admittedly can be tough reading. I was really taken by this passage in Zechariah 7. It should serve as a reminder: don’t get lost in the minors. For some context, the people of Israel had been...

Are you fully present?

As a child of the 80’s, one of my favorite movie scenes is the attendance scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. It begs a question for us: are you fully present? Are you really available to be who God has created you to be in each and every moment? Let me...

Stop being the star

My senior year I was part of an extremely successful team. We finished third in the state, and were close to being #1. Only two of our top ten players graduated, and the majority of our top ten were freshmen and sophomores. Yet, despite all that talent, the next year...

Idolatry is a problem

I want to share a passage we probably don’t often read, and likely can’t imagine how its applicable to us. Idolatry is a problem today, even it we think it died centuries ago.  My people inquire of a piece of wood, and their walking staff gives them...