He called himself “’White Boy,” and in broken English he told me he lived on the street. When I invited him to our Bible study that afternoon in the park, I was surprised he said yes. He glanced around nervously, as if being watched. After all this was the Bronx, and the park was known…

A casual approach to Scripture leads to shallow love God took pains to preserve this amazing book over thousands of years. When we humble ourselves before it’s pages, that’s when love can deepen. The Bible was written because we are broken, and in need of what it offers. We are beggars approaching wealth, undone and…

When I teach students the Bible, I like to give them the following breakdown of its sweeping themes: The Old Testament-The history of God The Psalms-The heart of God The proverbs-The wisdom of God The prophets-The fire of God The Gospels-The face of God The Epistles-The will of God The Revelation-The promise of God Each…

A student involved our ministry disappeared on a Friday night in June, and was not heard from by their family for several weeks. The police reports were filed, and we all began to think the worst. But then out of the blue, they posted on Facebook, yet made it clear they didn’t want contact with…

              The cafe was packed; chatter coming from every corner. I kept watching a young couple across from me laughing and leaning into their computers, sipping a latte.  The Lord had told me I needed to talk with them, but I was facing a dilemma.  This wasn’t 44th and Lexington,…

I suffer, and you suffer. It’s what we do as human beings. Whether it’s a nagging muscle ache, or an ongoing battle with run away emotions, it’s the common thread we share. When we are privy to the pain of another, our first call is intercession. That good and redemptive act does two things tantamount…

It was early morning, and not much chatter on the C train heading into Manhattan. I sat down next to a young man I noticed not sporting ear-phones. I asked him if he was a student, and he told me yes, but that he lived in St. Vincent in the Caribbean. I felt free to…

“Maybe we should have….”             Parents and others who work with young adults find themselves occasionally uttering these words while talking about how the ‘kids are turning out.’ Our brood of five grew up in the same crib, same sets of hands changing diapers, same set of anxious eyes waiting for them to come home…

Have you prayed for God to bring revival recently?             Not long ago, prayer leaders, pastors, common people and even young people were calling others to call upon God to bring down a fresh movement in the church.  It wasn’t just in a particular denomination, or vein of belief, but everywhere!  I too was captured…

Like a grain of sand under your big toe, more subtle temptations can do damage to our spirit over the long haul. They seem less heroic to overcome than the dirty dozen, or seven deadly sins, but don’t let that fool you. Satan will try all schemes necessary, gloves off and no holds barred to…

Charles deFoucauld said, “The thing we owe absolutely to God is never to be afraid of anything.”              I know, who is this guy?               Fear seems to singe the tips of our fingers, crowd the edges of our mind and is the first thing to push our feet faster when we fail to…