I’m so stinking proud of our Nashville campus right now I can’t stand it! In my message this morning I knew I would be referencing my India trip, so late this week we had Compassion International overnight us 50 sponsor kits.  Each packet represents a kid who is waiting to be sponsored. While I wasn’t [...]

This morning I’m going back to my office. I’m thankful for my job and love my church to death, but as many of you know ministry can be difficult… Long meetings Staff issues Financial pressures Difficult conversations Public pressures Frequent criticism High expectations Writing blocks Hateful e-mails Never-ending hours To sustain this every ministry leader [...]

Today was a monumental day as most of the compassion bloggers had the opportunity to meet their sponsor child (I wish you could have seen Anne with her little boy). Brandi and I have sponsored Samvasiva Rao Kokkitegodda (we call him Sammy) for the last six months.  Sammy is from the coastal community of Penumudi, [...]

I read an anonymous quote the other day that went something like this… “Sometimes I would like to ask God why He allows poverty, suffering, and injustice when He could do something about it.” “Well, why don’t you ask Him?” “Because I’m afraid He would ask me the same question.” I thought about that quote [...]

I’m not going to lie. Today was a difficult day. I’ve been sick as a dog for the past 24hrs. I’m talking the kind of sick where you start praying those crazy prayers. Those “God I promise I’ll never…God if you get me through this I’ll do whatever you want… I’ll even go to India [...]

This morning before we left for a day of visiting Compassion projects I read this verse during my quiet time. Revelation 3:17 “You say, “I am rich, and I have become wealthy and do not need anything. But you do not know that you are really miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.” Less than two [...]

Here was my one and only attempt at cricket. There’s a reason we don’t have church cricket leagues (for you rednecks this would be crick-it).  Spence and I got spanked at the sport! Before you make fun of me please keep in mind it was almost 120 degrees (India is having a heat wave and [...]

The more I learn about Compassion and the work they do the more impressed I am. On our way to the first Compassion project Shaun explained Compassion International is three things: church-based, child-focused and Christ-centered. Today I saw first-hand how that very mission statement is changing lives! We visited the Mar Thoma Child Development Center [...]

We flew into Kolkata, India this morning and after settling in went on a little tour to get familiar with the region. One of the stops was the home/mission of Mother Teresa. I grew up Baptist, so to be honest, we didn’t hear a whole lot about Mother Teresa. However, I’ve always been oddly drawn [...]

My thoughts at 33,000 feet.. Finished reading The Hole In Our Gospel by Richard Stearns. Great book which totally rocked me. I’ll share more about the book later. We’re flying over Iceland right now. Wish I had my socks on. The Office is funny no matter how many times you watch a particular episode. Listening [...]