I first visited Haiti in 2011. There went tents everywhere as people struggled to live under the hot Caribbean sun with scant resources. I remember visiting one home early in our trip. I stuck my head into the make-shift house and saw a boy sleeping on a wooden bench with a tattered, dirty cloth blanket. … Continue reading Our Redemption Story (Part 1 of 2): The Dobbs and Reed Eddings Primary School In Haiti
Month: November 2021
Tell Redemptive Stories (Psalm 78:1-4)
THE POWER OF STORIES We become the stories we tell and celebrate. We live vicariously through characters--whether fictional or real--and explore meaning, desires, and truth. Especially at young ages, stories are life-shaping tools. They frame our reality and expectations, our hopes and fears. Stories become our answers to meta-questions: who am I? what is my … Continue reading Tell Redemptive Stories (Psalm 78:1-4)
How do I share my faith more naturally?
As Christians we are called to share our faith and make disciples. The last words Jesus spoke before ascending to heaven were a command for his disciples to go out and make more disciples. He calls us to be his ambassadors and spread the message of God's reconciling love in Christ. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors … Continue reading How do I share my faith more naturally?