A Friendly Fire Ceasefire

A lot has changed in ministry since the days of Jesus, Peter, and Paul (like the fact I can write in Nicaragua, hit “Publish, and share this with all of you). Here’s one extremely unfortunate constant: the body of Christ continues to fight against itself....

Cut the Complaining

I’m usually very flowery in my openings, but today allow me to be pretty blunt. Can you imagine what would happen if we took all the time we spend complaining and actually harnassed it for good? Frankly, we’d likely have little to complain about because we...

Don’t forget to be You

Michael Jordan had seemingly accomplished everything he could on the basketball court. He had won three NBA titles (in a row no less), two Olympic gold medals, made countless all-star teams, and become perhaps the most recognizable athlete in the world. Not only had...

False Comfort

A number of years ago, my family and I spent a year apart due to civil unrest here in Nicaragua. This was difficult on a daily basis, but come April it was almost impossible. Not only had it been a long time without family, but living in Nicaragua in April is like...

Your will, not mine

When I was a Pastor stateside, I often coordinated local work days in my community. I would typically get harassed on these days because I often ended up driving from site to site and never actually doing any construction work (being in charge does have its benefits)....