Followers of Jesus are regularly called hypocrites in the States. Look at your life, attitudes, and words. I don’t see any of this in the Jesus you claim to follow. Followers of Jesus are regularly faulted for living according to the way of Jesus. Look at your life, attitudes, and […]
Dr. Ted Esler recently became the new President and CEO of MissioNexus. Ted joins me in conversation this week on Strike the Match. We spend time talking about his background as a church planter and an administrator. MissioNexus is the largest network of evangelical mission agencies and church partners in […]
Ted Esler of MissioNexus
I read an article today about Arctic environmental changes and how that is affecting the people of Barrow, Alaska. The article is worth reading and the videos are worth watching. The Native American population is about 5 million in this country. Unfortunately, many of us rarely think about them. Today’s […]
Native Americans
Little known facts about me: I used to teach the guitar at a local music store in my hometown. I also used to play in a band–but we’ll not talk about that right now. Over the years, I found myself too busy to play and practice on a regular basis. […]
The Necessity of Callouses
In August, I wrote a post about the rise of poverty in U. S. suburbs. We now live during a time with more people living in poverty in the suburban contexts than the urban contexts. The suburbs were not designed for this standard of living. In fact, they were designed […]
Shift in the Geography of US Poverty
I am sometimes asked about books on migration and missions. While I reference many excellent works in Strangers Next Door, here are a few that quickly come to mind and in no particular order. I am certain there are others that deserve to be on this list. What I have […]
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