I am a generous tipper. My kids have worked in restaurants, so I know that even when the kitchen is slow or the food isn’t everything advertised, the server waiting tables can’t control that. I tend to tip well even when the server is distracted or unpolished. Everyone has bad days, right? When we […]
Church kids don’t just need the good news as much as other kids— they need it more. I saw an example of this while teaching at another Bible camp. Most of the campers were church kids, but not Ryan. His mom had signed him up because a neighbor had invited him and because camp was […]
Have you ever heard of cockroach theology? It’s based on the idea that cockroaches run from light. The idea is that when we are exposed as ones who have broken God’s law, we want to run. We want to hide. Our first brother Adam did it. Genesis 3 says that the Lord called to […]
Serge’s team in Cluj, Romania has an urgent need for facilitative church planter/mentor. If you are interested, please fill out a Go Form. If you know someone who is interested, please send them our way (go@serge.org). Position Title: Facilitative Church Planter/Mentor Location: Cluj, Romania FT/PT: FullTime Need: URGENT desired deployment as early as May […]
A Serge missionary once quipped that going into missions is like “pouring Miracle-Grow® on your sins.” Truer words have never been spoken! Mission trips have a way of wearing through the veneer of politeness and self-sufficiency that most of us rely on at home. Not only are we battling a new environment, a new schedule, and […]
I read a provocative column in the Wall Street Journal by James Martin, a Jesuit priest and editor of America magazine. Martin starts by asking how it is that Easter has managed to resist the commercialization that has overcome many holidays, especially Christmas. His answer is simple: “Resurrection makes a claim on you.” In contrast, […]
That’s what they say in Australia. ‘No worries, Mate.’ I wish that were true. But worry plagues each of us from time to time in all sorts of ways. I can worry about the future, about my family, about my work, about my health, about… on and on. I know it’s useless to worry, but knowing that and avoiding worry are two very […]
Serge’s team in Dublin, Ireland has an urgent need for an Apprentice Coordinator. If you are interested, please fill out a Go Form. If you know someone who is interested, please send them our way (go@serge.org). Position Title: Apprentice Coordinator Location: Dublin, Ireland FT/PT: FullTime Need: URGENT desired deployment as early as August 2017 Length of […]
I should have known that something was wrong when I saw her standing out in the street. But my guess was that she was new to America and didn’t understand that she was supposed to stay on the sidewalk. Just a few hours before, I had met 8-year-old Camille* in a Sunday school classroom […]
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