Thank You Peter, You “Rock”
Peter constantly gives me hope as a Christ-follower living in the 21st century. When reading the gospels, I get a sense that God is telling me “see, you’re not the only short-sighted follower I’ve had. Take Peter for example. Constantly doubting and not being able to see the ‘big picture’. Yet I chose him as the rock of the church.”
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One Week
In one week from today we will board a plane with three or four (depending on what makes the ‘final cut’) foot lockers, two carry-on bags and two backpacks to fly to Granada Nicaragua. I am excited to see what God has in store for us while we are there but more importantly – I [...]
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The Park
I am going to miss Monday nights so much. For the past 3 years, Bekah and I (and now our wonderful small group) have been taking pizzas down to Birmingham’s southside area with the purpose to share a slice of pizza with someone who is hungry. What do we do at the park? We eat [...]
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But I Do Have Credit at Lucy’s…
As we round the mid-way part of our fundraising process (59% supported!) we are continually amazed at how God is not only providing for us financially but is still using us. I guess I kinda felt that God would quit using us until we landed in Nicaragua. I have been doing some work for a [...]
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A Reminder
A couple of weeks ago we met a guy at the park that was asked to leave a recovery center in town. He was really down on himself but was still sober. I’ll admit that until I talked to him myself I was defensive and skeptical. Within five seconds of talking to him this wall [...]
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That Which Can Destroy The Soul
“The Scriptures say that we should not fear those things that can destroy the body, but we are to fear that which can destroy the soul (Matthew 10:28). While the ghettos may have their share of violence and crime, the posh suburbs are home to more subtle demonic forces – numbness, complacency and comfort. These [...]
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All Blessings Flow
Two years ago today, I stood in front of family and friends with my heart pounding so hard I could hear it – waiting for the most beautiful woman I have ever seen to walk through the doors in the back of the room. I had no idea on that day how deep our friendship [...]
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Hogar Crea
Hogar Crea is a men’s recovery center in Granada, Nicaragua. To say it is understaffed would be a huge understatement. There are several of these centers in Nicaragua and they are all run by one director. One. Each center has an assistant director. The assistant director at the center we visited graduated the program only [...]
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