Red Letters

My latest book, Confessions of a Good Christian Guy, is a available on Amazon and hits stores in February. Frankly, this was a difficult book for me to write. Not just because it’s a bit seedy – dealing with real issues men face but don’t like to talk about – but because it’s about the…

This April, Fields of the Fatherless will be re-released in an expanded form. I’ve added new chapters, including a chapter on adoption and a Study Guide to be used in all kinds of study groups. What do you think of the new cover?! You can pre-order at at this address from Amazon.com. The number of…

A good friend of mine, Amanda Clark, with America World Adoption Agency, just sent this to her staff. It’s an incredible story of how God interrupted her Christmas and brought the Red Letters of Jesus to life. Enjoy! I wanted to share a story with you and how Tom Davis’ book really spoke to me…

Daniel Clark is a friend, co-worker, songwriter, philospher, and fellow blogger. At Children’s HopeChest, he’s a madman at recruiting new churches into our orphanage sponsorship program. This summer, we sent his family to Russia for 9 weeks to lead summer camp trips. YouthWorker Journal asked him to write an article about his experiences which he…

The best thing I can do for all you who are my friends in blogosphere is to give you something proactive and productive to start 2008. I’ve done this little exercise for the past three years and it’s one of best things I do all year. It’s called New Year New Results and you can…

Another video post here before the end of the year. One of the things I discovered while writing Red Letters is that Jesus is often found in the most unexpected places–and almost always amidst the poor and brokenhearted. That’s the topic of this video post–maybe the last in 2007!

The ministry of Children’s Cup also works in Swaziland, and that’s how we met their leadership. We’ve partnered on a number of projects, including food distribution. This Christmas, we helped 200 children celebrate Christmas in Mozambique with Children’s Cup. Below is a report from Isaac and Carol Williams, the directors of the carepoint. Thanks again…

This Christmas, I had the opportunity to inverview George Steiner, the CEO and founder of Children’s HopeChest. It was about 14 years ago when God spoke to George, calling him in to orphan ministry. I later met George when my church got involved. This year, I wanted you to hear some special stories directly from…

Through the fantastic ministry of Claudia and Leandru–friends from Romania–we were able to support a Christmas concert outreach for 70+ orphans. Over the past several years, Romania has aggressively moved orphans into foster care and group home settings. Right now, Claudia and Leandru support a ministry center for orphans living in a network of foster…

Just up the road from our office is Castle Rock, CO–best known for it’s distinctive rock formations, great outlet shopping malls, and Hope’s Promise. Hope’s Promise is an adoption agency and orphan care ministry and one of their projects is in the country of Namibia. Right now, we’re trying to help a willing foster mom…

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