Life in Exile

When it gets hard to move into a certain country, God has a solution: he brings the people out. God shakes the nations to reach the nations. Our message: home is found in Christ.

Is the significance to how Jesus enters Jerusalem during Passover week? Yes, it's right out of Old Testament prophecy, and yet the people missed the point. Still, he came.

Paul may have thought he was the worst of sinners, but we're all right up there with him. Thankfully, Jesus is capable to save us all. Oh, what a Savior!

The message the Messiah came to share is the same one we are given to share today. Where did that message come from? Isaiah 61.

If you're thinking to write from your mission experience, I wanted to share with you why I sometimes choose to write fiction.

Did you know that Jesus' cleansing of the Temple relates to a passage in Isaiah? Did you know it also relates to us today?

When you're struggling to get the words out to the Lord, use the Psalms. When your heart is breaking, use ALL CAPS.

God gives us all the materials needed to build bridges to Christ: His Word and whatever the other person is holding. Philip shows us how.

Knowing if, how, and when to respond to issues on social media takes discernment for those serving cross-culturally...as it should for all followers of Christ.

What allows God's grace to multiply in our life? Humility. Put away pride and submit to God alone.

When physical or spiritual heartache arrive, there is one trusted source for solace and grace. The Heart Doctor.

Why is an understanding of LORD verses Lord important? Because it reveals the divinity of Jesus Christ as Adonai, Lord over all.

The Life I Now Live has been released. This is my fourth novel in the Middle East Collection under my pen name of Um Daoud.

Psalm 69 is powerful in understanding both the emotions and motivations of Christ in bearing the cross for our redemption. We have much to learn from this powerful Old Testament passage.

Is money the answer for everything? Where is the greatest gain for the one who follows Christ? Godliness and contentment.

If there is a Psalm that can encourage us and give us boldness in life and witness, it's Psalm 2. As the nations rage, our Lord reigns.

A lot is happening in our world, and it affects all who serve the cause of Christ. Pray that we will work while we can, using every moment to his glory.

Truth without wisdom leads to trouble. Human wisdom will be caught out by God and exposed. Paul uses truth from an unlikely source to speak to the church in Corinth.

What did Jesus hope to accomplish by raising Lazarus from the dead? Belief from those who knew him and would come to know him. This is the will of God--our belief in his Son.

Has God forgotten his people, Israel? Paul gives the answer in Romans by connecting us to a story from the days of Elijah.

What do you learn about your home country by living in another land? A lot--the good, the bad, and even the great.

God longs to make himself known to us as Father. He does this through his Son. In faith, we become part of the magnificent house he is building. The house in which he will dwell for eternity with his people. Are you part of this building project?

Why is life still so hard after choosing to follow Jesus? Why doesn't he take care of all my troubles? Perhaps because we have lessons yet to learn.

What does a tree have to do with a curse? What does a curse have to do with us? The One who hung on the tree for us takes care of both.

Do you feel guilty when you take a vacation from ministry? You shouldn't. Missionaries need time off too.