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  • When Silence Is a Verdict

    When Silence Is a Verdict

    The Consequences of Ignoring the Truth Does truth comfort us, or does it correct us? That question matters, because truth that only comforts us can be admired and ignored. But truth that corrects us…

  • Why Does God Perfect Praise out of the Mouths of Babes and Sucklings?

    Why Does God Perfect Praise out of the Mouths of Babes and Sucklings?

    Psalm 8:2 (KJV) Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies,that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. Because God loves irony. The Bible is…

  • What Happened When We Did Not Turn The Siren Off

    What Happened When We Did Not Turn The Siren Off

    Many parents will recognize what I’m about to explain. A particular sound startles your child. A siren, a song, a cough. You see the warning signs in your child: he stiffens, his fists clenched,…

  • BBQ and the Gospel

    BBQ and the Gospel

    Much of ministry here does not happen from a pulpit, but around a dinner table. A few weeks ago, we invited our pagan neighbors to our home for a barbecue. It was meant to…

  • What Ten Years of Church Planting in Taiwan Taught Me

    What Ten Years of Church Planting in Taiwan Taught Me

    Over the last decade, my family and I have planted several churches across southern Taiwan. Some of these works grew strong and stable. Others struggled. A few collapsed. Each one shaped me, stretched me,…

  • Ethan’s Big Feel Storm

    Ethan’s Big Feel Storm

            In Ethan’s busy city, there are many things he enjoys. He likes the blinking lights and the buzz of buses and cars. He loves the convenience stores and the automatic doors that slide…

  • Coco and the Tower of Troubles

    Coco and the Tower of Troubles

    In the land of Herostand, where adventures are made,lived Coco, a builder who dreamed big and never strayed.His brothers liked mining or finding baddies to fight,but Coco liked to build long into the night.…

  • How Can I Find Peace Inside? Pt.1

    How Can I Find Peace Inside? Pt.1

    Reflections from Philippians 4:1–4 Paul knew that some of the believers in Philippi were struggling deeply. The older I get, the more I understand that struggle. I crave peace. I crave a porch swing…

  • Did Paul Believe Jesus Was Equal with God?

    Did Paul Believe Jesus Was Equal with God?

    Jesus is Jehovah, equal with the Father When we read Philippians 2, we are not stepping into a debate Paul accidentally created. We are stepping into a confession Paul joyfully proclaimed. He believed that…