The Utterly Debased Side of My Mortal Identity
This past week I had the opportunity, only for the second time in my life, to be voluntarily reminded of the utterly debased side of my mortal identity. We humans, especially we affluent ones, spend an inordinate amount of time camouflaging the debased side of our mortal identity. We bathe, shave and perfume ourselves in […]
My Next Book
My wife has been after me to write another book. She didn’t suggest subject or title. Her assertion is simply that it is time for me to write again. Perhaps my lifelong partner detects the creative angst and subtle depression that are familiar harbingers of this writer’s muse. At any rate, the pressure is on. […]
The Reincarnation of Adolf Hitler
I’ve been a World War Two buff for many years – books, movies, documentaries – and recently began reading a major account of that war: “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich,” by William L. Shiver. First published in 1961, this 1200-page documentary became an international best seller and is still widely considered to […]
That Day On My Knees…
That Day On My Knees… by Julie Hughes There are many ways to engage in missions and church planting. If you are planting a successful thriving traditional “hub” style church, and you are satisfied with the amount and quality of fruit, keep on going! But we were not satisfied. We knew at the rate […]
Globe Core Values – Mercy
MERCY is perhaps the most defining feature of God’s character as revealed in Jesus Christ. Mercy not only reveals God’s willingness to forgive sins, and Christ’s work to fulfill it, but it also reveals His utter kindness and His desire to “let His face shine upon us” in terms of favor and blessing. As we […]
Globe Core Values – Service
SERVICE is the attitude of heart that demonstrates our active willingness to travel an anonymous road in order to make Jesus famous. Rather than seeking to climb the ladder of success, we seek to go down that ladder so that others can be lifted up, and that ultimately Christ’s incarnational example – God who became […]
The Challenge of The Jerusalem Council
In Acts 15 a group of early church leaders gathered in Jerusalem to discuss a pressing issue. The church was growing, and the growth presented unprecedented challenges. The young Christian faith had begun leaping over the bounds of its origins in Jewish culture, and was being embraced by Gentiles. For some Jewish Christian leaders, this […]
Globe’s Core Values – Faith
FAITH is reflected in our lives, not only in our belief in God’s ability and willingness to DO certain things, but also in our utter humility about our own inadequacies and our complete dependence on Him as we seek to obey Him and bring Him to the world around us. […]
Transformation… and the Turkanas
On a recent trip to Kenya my wife and I, and our Globe Leadership Team, visited a small tribal village on the edge of Kitale. For reasons of war and drought, a few Turkana people migrated here from Kenya’s northern desert regions over sixty years ago. Since then the tribe has lived in filthy squalor […]
The Cost of Discipleship
When we think about the “cost of discipleship,” most of us focus on the personal cost: What I must change, give up, or sacrifice to follow Jesus. There is certainly a case for this in scripture. Jesus’ call to discipleship demands total allegiance, to “give up one’s life,” to “die to self,” to “take up […]