September 15, 2015
This article is a part of the Biblical Hope series. To start this study from the beginning, click here: Biblical Hope. As we continue our study of Biblical hope, let’s take a look at hope-based discipleship. What is another name for disciple? A disciple is a student, follower, adherent, or believer. Who is speaking in… View Article
September 15, 2015
This article is a part of the Biblical Hope series. To start this study from the beginning, click here: Biblical Hope. In Genesis 3, the story of redemption begins with the fall of man “From whence cometh the serpent?” Why couldn’t the story just keep going without his appearance? If God knew what was going… View Article
September 15, 2015
This article is a part of the Biblical Hope series. To start this study from the beginning, click here: Biblical Hope. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over… View Article
August 12, 2015
“The Kingdom of God is near you, even on your lips.” Romans 10:8 For Mintu, those words of Jesus became quite literal. Meeting at the Indus Guest House Mintu is a smiling young Hindu man, slight in stature, but eager to work as he caters to the needs of the residents of the Indus Guest… View Article
August 12, 2015
“Endure hardship as a good soldier.” 2 Timothy 2:3 I am not a hero and I am no fan of pain. Just ask my wife. The first sign of a cold and I act like I’m about to die. So, when I broke my hip six weeks before heading to the Himalayas, several well-wishing people… View Article
August 12, 2015
The dusty streets of Leh are lined with shops. They are also littered with stones from a “highway improvement project” that started years ago. I hobbled along, close to the edges, to avoid the traffic of all things moveable. Like much of India, there appears to be no rules of the road other than move… View Article
August 12, 2015
Kieran looked like a runaway. With his tattooed legs and arms, half-cropped European cut, and multiple earrings, he sat alone, diagonally straggled across the airport seat. It seemed like he was waiting for a plane that would take him far from his last foster home to freedom in the mountains of the Himalayas. Leh, Ladakh,… View Article
August 11, 2015
My search for authenticity began where my father’s left off. As I look back, I see he instilled it in me. It wasn’t taught by him, I caught it. His search was more difficult than mine because he thought he would find what he was looking for on earth. Somehow, I knew differently. The good… View Article
August 11, 2015
I must have looked as disheveled to him as he did to me. As I stood to let him sit by the window, I said “Shalom,” to the man I will call Calev. He returned the Shalom and asked if I had gotten any sleep. It was about 6AM and the flight was already quite delayed…. View Article