Serving Bread

More often than not, we do too much because we are afraid of being judged as failures, we do not trust others to do their share, we wish to exclude alternative approaches, or we want to ensure that we remain unchallenged in the driver’s seat. — Michael Casey, Strangers to the City, page 34.

There have been some cool evangelism tools that have come to surface in the past couple years. A few of us have been collaborating on a diagram (which incidentally, I just got an email from one of my supervisors saying that someone used it to lead a friend to faith in Idaho) that we’re calling [...]

Scripture is full of promises that God provides. Whether it is the story of the feeding of the 5000, or a straight word from Jesus in Matthew 6, our God provides for our needs. This past summer, I did some work out of Proverbs and was struck again that God reveals himself as one who [...]

I wouldn’t wish this on any woman (especially wouldn’t want this on my wife)…

If there is one leadership lesson that has shaped my character and my outlook on leadership, it’s the concept of perseverance. One website defines it as a virtue, adding that it is the steadfast pursuit of an aim. I see perseverance as staying the course when all other data may suggest the situation is either [...]

About a year ago, I came across an article in an in-flight magazine about roasting my own coffee. Rather than buying already roasted coffee, I could purchase green beans (which are cheaper), and roast the coffee at home. This would save me money but it would allow me to enjoy an even fresher cup of [...]

Rhoda went in to her regular pregnancy check-up today (she is exactly halfway through her pregnancy) and everything is going well so far. One of the options she is given at this stage is to do the  alpha-fetoprotein screening (AFP). The screening will alert the parents to be and the doctors if there are risks [...]

For most people, drafting a budget is not a fun thing to do. Most people are probably not wired (or disciplined) to draft a budget and stick to it. Many people may give lip service to budgeting, but frankly, it’s not easy to put together a budget and then to actually have to stick to [...]

(L-R Terrell, me and Anthony. Terrell was the visionary behind the tournament. He and Anthony served as referees) We did it. InterVarsity Matador Christian Fellowship hosted its first ever 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. We had nine teams sign up, with the team called “The 3 Bs” winning 75% of the pot. It was great [...]

Like many other high school ‘over-achievers’  I held many  “leadership” positions in the various organizations. I was editor for the yearbook and newspaper, one of the leaders of the Christian club, and also of my church youth group. Most of these leadership positions were “clock-in, clock-out” kind of jobs. I did what I had to [...]