Five Ways to Ensure the Orphan Crisis Will Never Be Solved By The Church

I was looking back at some old blog posts recently, kind of reminiscing about how far this journey has taken me, and how much I’ve learned and experienced along the way.  For me, I don’t like wading into online squabbles or controversial issues. I would rather do that face to face. I think it’s the […]

Close to Home

photo by epnichols “Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person: the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, […]

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 […]