people at the foot of the hills

LIVING AT THE FOOT OF THE HILLS             “We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and            homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the   greatest poverty. We must start in ourRead more…

The Amazing Tree: A parable of the Church

THE AMAZING TREE – AN EVANGELICAL PARABLE Alex Araujo  ”On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healingRead more…

We help you communicate short-term missions better!

We help churches deliver effective communication and lasting impact through the four phases of every short-term missions trip … Launch, GearUP, GO! and Tell. You can sign up, build and launch your trip for free! Check out our site andRead more…

Finding the Balance: Local & Global Missions

As followers of Christ, how do we help our individual church leaders balance their attention between local mission efforts and global missions?  Or to ask the question another way, how does the Body of Christ participate in both local andRead more…

Keeping God’s People on the Mission Field

With financial support to missionaries decreasing, God has given me a vision to help them remain in place.  My area of expertise is photography.  As professional Christian photographers put their talents to use for the expansion of God’s Kingdom, theRead more…

WE ARE NOT IN KANSAS OR KIEV ANYMORE

The entertainment industry in Hollywood is an influential world force. When I am in my office, I am only about 45 miles north of the heart of the entertainment industry in Hollywood, California.  The drive takes an hour . . . or twoRead more…

Suffering and ministry – an interview with Ajith Fernando

Yesterday afternoon I had the privelage of participating in an interview with Ajith Fernando. The interview was arranged by Jon Hirst who heads up the Lausanne Blogger Network. Please also see this article by Jon Hirst on the Lausanne Blog (Barriers don’t equal thwartedRead more…

New Asia Missions

New Ministry, New Regions, and Asia Missions LA Sarang Church’s Pastors’ Seminar, the 37th CBMC (Christian Business Men Conference) Meeting, and Manila’s International Missions Conference were all open doors to share very timely and important issues. The three major themesRead more…

Loving Yourself . . . What Does the Bible Say?

Loving yourself is not a 3rd commandment that is somehow hidden in Matthew 22:36-40. Loving God with all your heart, soul, and mind and loving others as you already do love yourself are the TWO commandments on which all theRead more…

The Centrality of Missions

On our facebook and twitter pages we post a lot of quotes about missions and evangelism. Here is a recent quote we posted and the response: ‎”People who don’t believe in missions have not read the New Testament. Right fromRead more…