Today was our first day of experiencing the olive harvest in Croatia. We were ready to be picked up at 7:30 am, but our host’s father was experiencing heart pain and spent the morning being checked out at the emergency room. He is fine. Our host picked us up at...
I stumbled on something while studying the Scripture. The journey began in the book of Genesis where Sarai rejects Hagar after she becomes impregnated by Abram (even though it was what Sarai really wanted–yet another reminder that one of God’s most...
On Saturday, Leif and I toured Soweto, one of the townships outside Johannesburg, South Africa, with our friend Pierre (pastor of Third Place—an amazing church). We admired the vibrant culture marked by creative and colorful artwork as well as the pride exhibited by...
Today was one of the best days of my life. I don’t say that often for obvious reasons, but today is an exception.We spent the day in Kruger National Park with our delightful hosts Lynette and Gert who on his “hunches” were able to allow us to see the Big Seventeen in...
Over the course of the last week, I’ve joined more than 4200 representatives from 198 nations to listen to dozens upon dozens upon many more dozens of speakers address many of the most challenging issues of our age. Here are a few lessons I learned along the way: 1....
