What does the word “sacrifice” mean to you? Does it mean doing something you don’t want to do? Does it mean going without something you want? The dictionary defines sacrifice as the “surrender of something for the sake of something else.” Sounds a lot like Jesus’...
There are many people in this world who are blinded by Satan and his lies. They have been offered false gods to worship, they are enticed with sin, and they are surrounded by governments and media that proactively diminish, distort, or refute the very existence of...
It’s the beginning of a new year! What will 2009 bring you? Well, that all depends on the seeds you planted in 2008, or 2007, or in previous years. Sometimes it takes quite a while for seeds to grow. Many people expect God to do completely new things in their life...
John Dyer, an 18th century English poet once wrote, “A man may go to heaven without health, without riches, without honors, without learning, without friends; but he can never go there without Christ.” As I travel the world, it always breaks my heart to see what I...
The battle for the Presidency of America has concluded, at least for a few years. Whether or not the candidate you were hoping to see occupy the White House was elected, one thing is for sure: God is in control. If we as Christians think for one second that government...
A few weeks ago, I was talking with a Pastor in Guatemala who survived massive flooding in his area. He said that the rain came so quickly, he only had time to fill a suitcase with clothes for his children and escape with his family before the mountain turned into a...
This past week, our church in Knoxville hosted 200 evacuees from New Orleans in anticipation of a potential disaster caused by Hurricane Gustav. It was amazing to see and hear how they were flown from Louisiana in such a humane way, then given a clean and relatively...
Last month, we sent four Infusion Adventure mission teams to Mexico alone. Many of the team members had never been outside of the country before, or even on a short-term missions trip.Our trips are designed for those traveling with us to have the ultimate...
What do you think would happen to our servicemen and women if the military sent them out to battle without telling them what weapons would be accessible for their use? I believe they would be somewhat fearful, and even doubtful of victory. A person can...
Our world has had quite a shake up over the course of just one month. During it’s 31 days, the month of May saw almost 100,000 people dead or missing as a result of a cyclone in Myanmar (Burma) - 40% of the victims were children, 3,000 schools were also...
