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I got a brick!

December 13, 2018

Last week at church, we had a white elephant gift exchange. When my turn came, I chose to take my chances with an unopened gift. Digging through the weighty box, I uncovered an envelope of scratch-off lottery tickets … and a brick. Strategically wheeling and dealing, I also left church that night with an envelope […]

It’s a wonderful day

November 27, 2018

Giving Tuesday is a beautiful thing. Oh, I know, some think it’s horrid, a day for charities to exploit people’s seasonal feelings of generosity and goodwill. But in reality, it points to a cure that we as believers desperately need. Let me explain. Materialism, or consumerism, has so invaded American culture that it’s finagled its […]

A season for thankfulness

November 19, 2018

Are you thankful for a Bible in your own language? Thank a missionary. Missionaries translated the Bible into more than 99 percent of all the languages that have a Bible today. Even the tiny number translated by scholars and others would never have existed if First Century missionaries had not spread the Word far and […]

A gift for you

November 1, 2018

Are you missing the everyday grace in your life? I’ve been teaching at church about walking in grace, and we keep going back to the very first lesson: Look around and see the signs that God is pouring out his grace and mercy and love on you. Pay attention to God’s everyday grace. Seize it […]

You’re a Bible translator extraordinaire!

October 18, 2018

Have you ever helped translate a Bible? That’s a trick question, I suppose. Because I know you have. You have because you’re partners in our ministry. And this month kicked off the Ethnos360 year-end project, Bible translation. I was tasked with developing our year-end campaign, with writing most of the copy for it, and with […]

You’re making an impact on college students

October 11, 2018

This week, you were part of challenging thousands of college students to “find your edge” – to discover and engage with the needs God puts before them. This all happened at Liberty University, which invited Ethnos360 to be the primary sponsor for their Global Focus Week. I say you were part of that because you […]

You’re helping after disaster

October 5, 2018

This week, you stepped into the midst of the massive death and destruction in Sulawesi and took the first steps toward recovery. And you didn’t even know you left the country, did you? You made a difference there because you’re partners in our ministry. Let me explain. An earthquake and tsunami hit Sulawesi last Friday. […]

Go mulch yourself

June 21, 2018

I’m pretty sure that if I used “weed and feed” on my “lawn,” I wouldn’t have a lawn anymore. Our herb garden, however, is an entirely different matter. I thoroughly weeded the area. I dug down and added planting mix. I weeded again. And then I mulched. I weeded once more, and I added more […]

Why did little Maria die?

June 12, 2018

“It’s pretty cool learning how another culture thinks and acts,” Andrew Ferguson told me. “Until it costs the life of a child.” Maria, like many children in the Tepehuan village where the Fergusons lived, caught a bug that was going around. But unlike others, Maria did not get better. Maria probably would have recovered if […]

Put granny in a bag

May 31, 2018

Wapane wanted to hear God’s Word, but the teaching was too far away. The Moi woman was too old to walk to another village in Asia-Pacific’s rugged Papua Province. Her plight literally became Ginogui’s burden: He put her in a large string bag, slung her over his shoulder, and carried her for hours over narrow, […]