Yesterday was Ascension Sunday—forty days after the celebration of Christ’s resurrection, when we remember Christ being “taken up” into heaven before the disciples (Acts 1:9). Two realities struck out to me yesterday as I reflected on the biblical accounts of the ascension, one related to mission and the other related to prayer. First, in […]Continue Reading →
Alabama made headlines last week by becoming the most recent state to pass a tough immigration law that supporters hope will drive undocumented immigrants out of the state. The bill, which one of sponsors called “an Arizona bill with an Alabama twist,” actually goes well beyond the scope of the controversial SB 1070 […]Continue Reading →
Jesse was touring with His disciples Billy, Jerry and Joel. One day he sent them into Wal-Mart to get some food for their evangelistic swing. While they were gone he met an undocumented man standing at the day-laborer corner eating some tacos and looking for work.
Jesse went to him and said, “Hola, amigo, can I have one of your tacos?”Continue Reading →
