Five Ways to Ensure the Orphan Crisis will NEVER be solved by the church.

  1.  Focus on building more orphanages and less on getting children into forever families. 2.  Avoid the following books of the Bible: James, Exodus, Isaiah, Job, Psalm, Matthew, Acts, John, Jeremiah, Esther, Deuteronomy, Hosea, Malachi, 1 Timothy, Lamentations, Proverbs, 2 Kings, Judges, Numbers, Ezekiel, and Genesis. 3.  Pray for orphans without families around the […]

THE END

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnet/ The End.This little phrase causes so much emotion. Each night, it creates stress at my house because it means “time to go to bed” for my little ones.  In the movie theater, this phrase allows us to take a deep breath after an emotional or action-packed ride.  However the phrase is used, it carries with it a sense […]

UNCOMFORTABLE

Way back in fifth grade, I finally generated the courage that it took to ask one special girl to “go with me”.  I prepared a small piece of paper with these familiar words: “Will you go with me?”  Circle Yes or No That was pretty much it.  I had my friends look over the small […]

Every Child – The Chapel in Buffalo, NY

This past Sunday, June 17th, Father’s Day, I had the privilege to stand alongside my brother who is the pastor at The Chapel in Buffalo, NY.  We teamed up to share about the importance of fatherhood and the Biblical mandate to care for the fatherless. http://thechapel.com/ Patch Our Planet has been partnering with the Chapel since […]