John was playing squash with an unbelieving colleague who had recently joined the company. They had had a couple of brief chats over coffee in the cafeteria. Simon was new to the area and so welcomed the chance to do...
Read moreWhen Jewish psychiatrist Viktor Frankl was arrested by the Nazis in World War II and put in Auschwitz, the infamous death camp, he was stripped of everything: property, family, possessions, and a manuscript he had spent years researching and writing...
Read moreLet’s be honest. I am always learning about prayer and have a lot more to learn. I have many mentors in my life who excel in their prayer life and I have an unhealthy way of comparing myself to them. ...
Read moreIn Luke 21: 12-19 (the Olivet Discourse), Jesus utters a prophecy about the future disciples and their response to persecution. Persecution on this side of the globe, though painful in our eyes, is nothing compared to the persecution of those...
Read moreI am in my fourth year here at Missouri State as the director of the Baptist Student Union. Each year, I have had to monotonously fill out state reports that would require me to list the number of salvations or...
Read moreWhat is it about the word unity that has campus ministries scrambling? In Missouri, unity is not often sought after although we have good intentions of seeing it happen. It seems when talking to other campus leaders at Missouri State,...
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