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Writing from a lifetime of faith, leadership & service.
Reflections on Scripture, following God, leadership, humanitarian service, and what a lifetime of serving others continues to teach me.
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Encountering God in His Word
A seven-part series about moving beyond simply reading Scripture for information and learning to meet God there—with attention, trust, obedience, and room for Him to speak.
These essays grow directly from the book project and from a lifetime of learning that Scripture is not merely something to master. It is a place where God forms us.
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Recent essays & reflections
Scripture, leadership, humanitarian service, history, and the lessons that tend to emerge only after years of walking the road.
- The Land Is Secured. Now the Real Work Begins at Korobar
Ten acres, a working school, a local church, and fifteen signatures mark the beginning—not the completion—of Korobar MissionPoint in northern Uganda. - The Prayer for an Old Yellow School Bus
When I was eight years old, I heard a man tell how he prayed for an old school bus—and received exactly what he needed. I remember thinking, “I don’t know a God like that. But I sure want to.” That prayer helped shape the rest of my life. - From Listening to Obedience: When God’s Word Requires MovementPART 4 OF 7 — Meeting God in Scripture eventually asks something of us. A reflection on Abraham, the Good Samaritan, and what obedience costs—and gives.
- Making Room: Why Meeting God in Scripture Requires Space, Not SpeedPART 3 OF 7 — For many believers, the challenge is not motivation. It is margin. Scripture invites us to slow down enough to listen.
- Scripture as a Place of EncounterPART 2 OF 7 — There is a difference between believing the Bible is important and actually learning how to meet God there.
- From Discipline to DelightPART 1 OF 7 — How one sentence from Dr. John LaNoue changed the way I understood Bible reading: discipline is not the destination. It is the doorway.
Why I write
I have spent much of my life in ministry, nonprofit leadership, humanitarian work, and places where faith has to become more than an idea. This is where I write about what I have learned, what I am still learning, and where I have seen God at work.
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