Category Archives: Perspective

Engaged

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Your Mission Matters

Our pastor was teaching a series called “Rules of Engagement.” Zane, my 10-year-old son, was drawing. I tapped his shoulder and gave him the pay-attention look. “But I’m not engaged,” he said –  Zane thought the series was about marriage! … Continue reading →

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Serve and Savor – A Balancing Act

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Your Mission Matters

I took this picture early one morning on my way to speak at a school. It is the Marylake Carmelite Monastery near East End, Arkansas. Their primary mission is prayer and contemplation. Upon spotting the monastery, I quickly pulled over … Continue reading →

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Winning out over the uncontrollable

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Your Mission Matters

This little guy caught my eye as I walked through a favela (slum) in Southern Brazil a couple of years ago. I was captivated by the look on his face. Despite what I considered filthy, wretched conditions surrounding him, he … Continue reading →

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