In the mid 1980s the world learned of a catastrophic famine in east Africa. It was centered in Ethiopia. In late 1984 the BBC ran a story showing tens of thousands of people in danger of starvation, and eventually the world responded with an outpouring of aid. I had just completed college and was working […]
Pastor Brian Newman has written a thoughtful and personal note about being Christian and Jewish. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Thank you for taking the time (and possibly courage) to ask about how I speak regarding being a Christian and Jewish. Words and language matter, and I do not want […]
Passover and Holy Week Holy Week was totally foreign to me when I became a follower of Christ at 20 years of age. I had no idea of the importance of Jesus’ final week on earth. Now I spend Holy Week considering each of Jesus’ days – where he went, who he interacted with, how […]
All of us live out of a social base, as it is called in some leadership development circles. Your social base is how you are supported in your work and life in general. Who is your closest inner circle that provides spiritual and emotional support? For many, it is a spouse, siblings, and children or other […]
Have you ever been asked, “What really makes you tick?” Sometimes I deflect the question by making a joke: “Well, my heart makes me tick. That’s why we call it a ticker! But then I get serious and truly consider the question, because it is an important one. Maybe the most important one. So here […]
As you are reading this post, Brian Newman is in Europe at a conference on the refugee migration taking place in recent years and how the church can respond to these displaced Muslim people, many of whom are wide open to the Good News of Jesus. I asked Brian to share a few thoughts with […]