Reflection: The slow burn of grace
Each person whose path I cross, however incidentally, makes cautious but definite eye contact, inviting an exchange. When I pause to greet them or...
“Let us not neglect…”
I’ve spent many years serving in church leadership and have always said that consistent involvement in a local congregation is a necessary part of...
Embracing Tabor College in the vision for our future
“What can we do for our young people?” H.W. Lohrenz asked his new bride. His question was the beginning of a movement that resulted...
Christmas in a time of conflict
In 2018, my wife, Laurie, and I visited Bethlehem, the town in Israel where Jesus was born. Usually, Bethlehem hosts hundreds of thousands of...
Peace in the time of yellow butterflies
My newsfeed recently has been filled with images of mothers cradling babies while surrounded by rubble. Old men with tear-stained faces, looking incredulously at...
Are we growing vocational ministry leaders?
Leadership development is an extremely hot topic right now in the business world and in the church. According to one study, over 80 percent...
Seven ways to cultivate a church committed to global missions
I remember leaning over a fence with Harold Ens talking about my and my wife’s future as missionaries. At the time he was the...
Celebrating the “divine-human” Jesus
Jesus is exhausted, probably frustrated. In Mark 6 we read Jesus plans a retreat with his disciples, but clamoring crowds get in the way....