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One morning recently, before even getting out of bed, I was checking the news on social media (not always a positive way to start my day) when I came across a Facebook message proclaiming that I would be dropping “truth … Continue reading →

Like many of you I am trying to make sense of the election. As I reflect on these developments, I am persuaded that it has revealed deeper more profound issues. If the pundits are correct, and I think they are, … Continue reading →

After a relaxing summer, my fall schedule is heating up. Today, I’m heading to Central America to speak at the Centro Internacional de Alabanza’s Women Congress (Ministerio Entrenosotras) in San Salvador. This will be my second visit to El Salvador. The first was … Continue reading →

One of the first (and usually embarrassing) lessons we learned during my family’s four years of living in England was the absolute truth of the statement that “England and America are two countries divided by a common language.” All of … Continue reading →

From http://www.preemptivelove.org Their latest blog post, “Loving Your Enemy, Even When It’s ISIS. Yes, Even Then” proves this is not an empty platitude. Lynne Hybels urged, “Read this slowly…prayerfully…let these words undo you.” This is the imago Dei. This is hesed. No word in … Continue reading →

Anyone who has a finger on the pulse of American evangelicalism has to be wondering if the patient will survive. During the current presidential election cycle, American evangelicalism has suffered what may prove to be a potentially lethal setback at … Continue reading →

“If I had known you were going to talk about her, I wouldn’t have come!” That’s what a woman bluntly told me at a conference after I’d spoken on the life of Mary of Bethany. She followed her remark by expressing … Continue reading →

This article (first published at MissioAlliance.org serves as an introductory framing to the series, “Band of Brothers: A Case Study of Church Planting in Boston.” To understand Missio Alliance’s commitment to women in ministry, you can read more here. Church planting is … Continue reading →

“We are seeing a metastatic spread of ISIS.” —David Ignatius “Metatastic” is an apt but frightening description of the string of terrorist bombings that are ravaging whole communities and taking the lives of staggering numbers of innocent citizens—men, women, and children. The … Continue reading →