“Your kingdom come…”

Dear Friends in Christ, “Your kingdom come…” (Matthew 6:10a). We pray the Lord’s Prayer a lot. This is the last prayer I pray at the end of my personal morning petitions. Every morning of every day. This is the prayer we pray corporately at...

Yes and No!

Dear Friends in Christ, “Now when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arab and to the rest of our enemies that I had built the wall and that there was no gap left in it (though up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates),...

Reflections on Tanzania – Part 2

Dear Friends in Christ, “I lift up my eyes to the hills- from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2) It was a blessing to have the opportunity to travel to Tanzania, July 29 – August 11. As I...

Reflections on Tanzania – Part 1

Dear Friends in Christ, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty (John 4:13) It was a blessing to have the opportunity to travel to Tanzania, July 29-August 11. The...

Money Matters

“It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice.” (Psalm 112:5). Money matters, and the careful and strategic use of money is a necessary (though often neglected) ingredient for effective leadership. Money...