October 2009

Editorial
Community Development Needed. Apply Within.
Common to all the world’s cultures is our need for community. We build communities around beliefs, passions, advocacies, causes, interests, […] more
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It’s Our Job
Several years ago, Jetty Stouten, my Dutch colleague, and I traveled to the outlying villages of Burkina Faso in our […] more -
Allegheny Passage
A patient’s life is saved by a health clinic; three children of an addicted parent have the best summer of […] more -
One
How can two churches, separated by culture, distance and leadership styles, form a partnership that would strengthen both churches and … more -
Tunnel of Love
A stretch of road appropriately named Highway 1 runs along the West Coast. Every time I drive the portion near […] more -
Teaching Point
Every time I pay Gideon, our night guard, he grimaces with embarrassment as he picks up a pen to sign […] more -
Learning from Google
Lately, Google has fueled my ministry imagination. As you may know, Google is the search engine most used to navigate […] more -
Face the Harvest
A few weeks ago I was reading the story of Zaccheus to my grandchildren. When I was finished, I asked […] more -
The Plane Truth
In 1913, the county fair in Binghamton, N.Y., featured the “wild men of Borneo.” Witnessing the exhibit, eight-year-old George Elba … more -
Missio Dei: The Sending of God
We are well into our second year as a missional team in the urban center of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Every […] more -
A Safe Place
“We want to attract the lost—even if that means having a youth group filled with messed-up kids.” Since we started […] more
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