I had the privilege of preaching today at Čapljina Evangelical Church; this is a paraphrase of my sermon there.
So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the … Read the rest “David And Goliath: God Versus God”
In the library of Christian literature, there is no small discussion about how Christians should engage with the culture that surrounds them. It is, after the definition of the gospel, one of the most important discussions that can be had … Read the rest “Christian classics: H. Richard Niebuhr’s Christ and Culture”
The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) was the final instruction of Jesus Christ, and left Christians with the charge to take Christ’s message to the ends of the earth. Since that time there has been no small debate over the practical … Read the rest “Toward a Relevant Application of the Christian Faith”
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It’s been eight months. I have finally uploaded a new podcast. This one is epic, long, dark — it’s the story of Herzegovina and how … Read the rest “Podcast episode 6: What’s in a name? How Herzegovina was named.”
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This is the first podcast in a while. 🙂 I apologize for the radio silence. Things have been busy. The recent holiday season gave me time … Read the rest “Podcast episode 5: Winter but Never Christmas – Stories of Sarajevo in Winter”
In my last post, I gave a brief review of Celebration of Discipline, a book I’ve read several times. For me, Celebration falls into a category I call “books for life” — books that can be read and re-read, and … Read the rest “Book for life: 10 Questions to Diagnose your Spiritual Health”
I’M GOING TO AMERICAAAAAA!!!
I’m a bit excited. My family and I are visiting the U.S. next month. I take my family to the U.S. every other summer to visit grandparents, attend a family reunion, drive…
We end up doing … Read the rest “How to go to America”
I will say to those called ‘Not my people,’ ‘You are my people’…
I can still remember the day when my good friend sat down with me in a Starbucks in Atlanta and said, “I want you to come back … Read the rest “Give to those in need and become the one in need”
Spurred by my recent post about what you all are apparently buying, I just went over to Amazon.com to take a look at their Best Sellers lists. Apparently, a lot of you want to make sure you know everything about … Read the rest “The secret to living here is becoming clueless”
Back in 2015, I was asked to go find a hotel where my organization could host a retreat for all of our staff. So I made a few calls and charted out a 2-day trip around the country (Bosnia-Herzegovina is … Read the rest “Mountains are great. If you have water. (Story of another travel adventure in Kozara, Bosnia)”
