Africa is Different

Africa is Different

I did not travel to Africa expecting it to be like the United States. I was well aware that I was going to a place that operated differently than what I was used to. That said, it is always interesting to see how these differences actually reveal themselves. The trip...
Zambia is Far Away

Zambia is Far Away

From the moment that I left home November 6, I have been going. My time away from the church was packed with action and events. I am not complaining, but it means that I have not really had time to process all that I saw and did. One way that I plan to do this is...

Laying on of Hands

Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress. Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in...

Reoriented Life

And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And he said to them, “This is my blood of the...

When will these final things be?

On Sunday, we started a section of Scripture known as the Olivet Discourse, Jesus’ description of the end times. There probably isn’t an issue in the church that is more disagreed on, and from which some of the crazier theories begin to emerge. Much of this comes from...