SMILES Thailand is known for many things. One phrase I have heard it called is: the Land of Smiles. On the surface, and for your average tourist, this may be true, but there is an overwhelming darkness beyond the marketing of their gorgeous beaches, culturally...
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Pentecost.
Pentecost. Pentecost….here we go. So here’s the thing, when Jesus breathed on the disciples in John 20:22, and said “Receive the Holy Spirit,” a very unique door opened that had never been open previously. Subsequent to this history-altering event, there was a special...
Unrest.
Unrest. In Matthew 24, Jesus said, “4 Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen,...
Façade.
Façade. (excerpt from Jonathan’s Sermon: “He is who He says He is”) All four Gospels give a first-hand account of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey as a swarming crowd gathers before Him to lay down palm branches and leaves on His path. They shouted: ...
Reality.
Reality. “The world or the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.“ It is interesting how there are different realities for every living human being, even though we concurrently live on the same planet....
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Twenty.
Twenty. Twenty years ago, God called me to launch a missions organization. I left working at a large church to start something from nothing. Generation one. Nothing must become something....
Obligation.
Obligation. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not to stop with us; it is to spread with us. We are Plan A, there is no Plan B. If we know Jesus, we are obligated to tell the world; and not just the...
Tenacious.
Tenacious. Right now, there are people fighting for their lives. For some, it is all around them—the poverty, the hunger, the sickness, the war, the political oppression, the demonic influences....
Compel.
Compel. If it were not for Jesus and His love, I wonder if we would be driven to reach the lost out of mere sympathy. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 “For Christ’s love compels us, because...
Catalyst.
Catalyst. Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” But Jonah...
Hidden.
Hidden. I have found in life, that both good things and bad things can be hidden. Diamonds are expensive because their original geological form is found buried inside the Earth, then the process to...
Contrast.
Contrast. Over the last few weeks, we have had 3 of our GI mission teams in 3 very different areas of the world: Asia, the Middle East, and Africa—a contrast of very different outreaches. Two out of...
News Cycle.
News Cycle. I have never experienced an earthquake. Hurricane? Yes. Tornado? Yes. Blizzard? Yes. Volcano eruption? Yes. Avalanche? Yes. Flash flooding? Yes. But most of what I have seen first hand...
Except A Seed.
Except A Seed. The time for Jesus to die was coming close. Over the past few years, He relentlessly poured out His heart as He began to reveal His true purpose: to be the Savior of humanity. Listen...