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The Dream, the Struggle, and Direct Action
As we celebrate the national holiday of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., there is a great opportunity for the body of Christ to allow his words to lead us to a greater Missional and Kingdom advancing future.
Resourcing Urban Leaders Through TUMI
One exciting aspect of working as an intern with World Impact is learning about the many ways God is using World Impact in the cities and around the world.
Healthy Police and Community Relations
There is a widening divide in many cities between Police and Community Members. New York City has shown us the deep divide that can develop between even the Police Department and the Mayor.
A Wake-Up Call for the Church
With the start of the New Year, I thought it would be prudent to dig into Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Discipleship. I love his courage to define “cheap grace” as what it really is: nothingness.
The Mightiest Foremen of God
When churches look to raise up new leaders, they typically look for bright and young students coming out of seminary or individuals who have demonstrated a clear call to ministry under the supervision of a seasoned pastor within the walls of a structured church environment.
TUMI Year Review
TUMI has completed curriculum, continued campus and student growth, worked toward translating the Capstone curriculum into three languages and grown the SIAFU Network.
Christmas Eve Behind Bars: Follow Up
I want to thank you for praying for Angie and me on Christmas Eve as we ministered in Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF). Angie and I felt an army of prayers backing us. Here is what God did that night.
World Impact National Year Review
It is hard to believe that I just recently completed my first year at World Impact. One of the things that I was committed to in this first year was to be the best student of World Impact I could be so that I could tell the story of our transformative work everywhere that I go.
God as the Perfect Father
“Perhaps God is grieved by the good things we miss out on more than the ways that we fail Him.” I have thought about this statement often since I heard it quoted out of a sermon a few months back.
No Room in the Inn
A young man wandered down our block this morning. He appeared lost and cold. He had no hat and no gloves. My husband Daren, who was working in our shed, noticed him and asked what he was looking for.
World Impact East Year Review
As the year wraps up, we want to highlight what God has done in each region of World Impact, particularly in the realm of our new Focus Areas. Here’s a summary of 2014 from the East Coast.
Beyond Commentary to Commitment
There has been a lot of political commentary in recent weeks. There has been a lot of social media and blog commentary. There has also been theological and Christian-based commentary. All surrounding the protests to the Grand Jury decisions in Ferguson and New York.
Christmas Eve Behind Bars
“Each one of these men is a son; they have fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters.” That stuck out to me as Warden Cline of the Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) gave me a tour of the prison and we passed by man after man.
“What More Can We Do About it?”
I have been surprised at how many people have asked me about my positions regarding what has transpired recently in Ferguson, Missouri, and in New York.
Midwest Year Review
As the year wraps up, we want to highlight what God has done in each region of World Impact, particularly in the realm of our new Focus Areas. Here’s a summary of 2014 from the Midwest.
The Road Forward is a Bridge
When Jesus died on the cross for the sins of all of humanity, He built a bridge of sorts. He built a bridge between Sinners and God. He built a bridge between a broken world and the Kingdom of God. To this degree, Christ is a “bridge over troubled waters.”
The Season of Advent
Advent is a wonderful season where we actively remember that Christ is coming, and he will be here soon.
A Long Awaited Graduation
Our colleague, Gustavo Delgado (TUMI Satellite Administrator), volunteered to drive my wife Cathy and I to the first graduation of The Urban Ministry Institute in this prison, honoring a man named Albert.