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It is the mission of NationsUniversity to “build faith and training Christian leaders around the world.” This mission is in response to call to reach into people’s homes, those who cannot be accessed by regular means; people who have no access to traditional higher education or cannot be reached by the typical missionary. The Challenge…

I recently experienced diversity. This past week my wife and I completed the purchase of a  new home in one of the most “diverse” areas of the United States, Sugarland Texas. As we began to meet neighbors and sense the area, I was overwhelmed by how different but similar we, the community, are. For example,…

On a Week in Europe: I am writing from an airplane somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, heading home after eight days in England and Norway.  The week has been abundant in its spiritual content.  Here are some of my observations. It had been several decades since I visited Norway. Everywhere I went, both there and…

Have you ever asked, “Where is God in all this?” Life has its seasons.  For me, this is a season of transition and turmoil.  You see, my family is in the process of moving from East Texas to where two of our children are, some 300 KM away. We have been feverishly searching for a…

There are many broken people in this broken world. I had the privilege this past week of attending an annual benefit luncheon for the Highway 80 Rescue Mission in Tyler, Texas.  This organization is dedicated to caring for the homeless, the“street people” in East Texas.  The keynote speaker was Elisa Morgan who served as President…

Do you see the world through a gospel lens? “Grace and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”…

The Bible tells we are looking into the mirror dimly. “For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror, then we shall see face to face.  Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.”  (I Corinthians 13:12)   This verse from the “love chapter” of…

I have five suggestions for facing a devastating crisis. Sooner or later, each of us will be called on to care for someone in a time of unparalleled grief.  A daughter is tragically killed in an automobile accident.  A friend’s pet dog is diagnosed with cancer. Hurricanes and tornadoes strike unexpectedly. When loss and crisis…

“Medical Emergency, Room 3312, Dr. Stat!” I was visiting a local hospital recently when the announcement came over the PA system. “Medical Emergency, Room 3312, Dr. Stat!” And we all know what happened next.  The doctors, the nurses, the crash cart, the chaplain all came running to address the emergency in Room 3312.  It was…

Last week I attended a conference on an island in the Mediterranean Sea.  The meeting included a series of lessons delivered by a highly thought of preacher from California who spoke five times over four days; all on the twelfth chapter of Romans.  That amounts to a total of five hours on one chapter!  This…