Are we willing to embrace the costs of genuine community? Are you so intent on controlling your relationships and managing your community...

Yesterday, I had the joy of sharing about the power of community and relationships, drawing from Nehemiah 11. In this chapter, we meet...

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When you step into the calling God has placed on your life, it won't be long before you face resistance. Sometimes this resistance comes...

Your location does not limit your missional presence to this broken world.

Learning how to practice the presence of God from my 17 month old

”My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death, assuming...

New Years Morning > New Years Eve This is a shot from our morning walk as the sun rose quickly. I wasn't driving but this sign still...

Discovering God's Faithfulness in the Search for Identity, Belonging and Purpose. You and I can't function as we're meant to without a...

| Restoring the Rite of Passage for Our Youth | Remember the R&B group Boyz 2 Men? (How can you not?!) A couple years ago our pastor at...

(Photo Above: The Mission House continues to be built on time to move-in September) Praise and Prayer Exciting times here! We've recently...

The Fatherhood Crisis and House Building Update in Costa Rica Costa Rica Mission House The Mission House (above) is staying on track to...

Jesus' Radical Way of Dealing with the Hurt in our World I've noticed more frequently than usual that many people are fighting battles in...

Ways to Pray and Action in Jaco The Mission House property(above) is coming along well! Maybe you've wondered what our living situation...

- Broken Down Cars, Baby at Family Camp, Seeing Problems as Opportunities - It was time for family camp weekend, and I(Todd) decided to...

*pictured above: in process of building a retaining wall and driveway for the future Mission House and Family House* Growing in influence...

Greetings! Please take a moment to read and pray about specific endeavors and needs with ministry and family. 1. Mentors Teaching How to...

On this Good Friday and Easter Weekend... Don't let the busyness, the stress, the plans, the programs distract you from the heart of what...

Here in this photo you see me(Todd) on the left and a student named Gabriel on the right. Instead of teaching in a monological style, we...

After a couple weeks of living here we decided it would be a good idea to bring all of the kids we just recently met to a camp somewhere...