World Missions

A very wise man once told me to, ‘make your vacation your vocation.’ In other words, you should be doing something with your life that you are passionate about. I think that this is some of the best advice that I have ever gotten! So I love to see when people pursue things that they are passionate about. Recently I made a new friend on Twitter named Kristeen Hudson . Kristeen is a senior at Purdue University studying Computer Graphic Technology. She’s also the founder of MissionMachUp .com . I recently had the chance to chat with Kristeen about how she has been able to ... Read Full Story

Over a year ago, God starting doing some amazing work in my heart. Through some studies with the young adults ministry that I used to lead, and some other personal experiences while blogging , my heart has started to break more and more for those living in extreme poverty around the world. Somewhere in this work that God has been doing in me, I came across an incredible ministry and group of people called Five Talents International . These guys specialize in microfinance as a solution to poverty . The really cool thing about them is that they not only provide the loans to ... Read Full Story

Lately I’ve really been trying to step up my game with using new tools to develop the community here. I’ve created the BibleDude.net group on Facebook , which is now over 720 members strong. I’ve also recently started using Twitter to connect with people, and have discovered many new frieds there as well. But now I plan to up the ante a little bit… On Thursday night, May 7th at 9:00 PM Eastern time , I am going to host a live online meeting to connect with people and share some pre-trip insight as I prepare for my upcoming trip to Kenya and Uganda. Some of ... Read Full Story

How do you put love into a Ziploc bag? All it takes is a bottle of water, a tuna snack, a granola bar, a fruit cup, a pair of socks (yes, a fresh, clean pair of socks), and a hand-made ‘love note’. Oh, and LOTS of consistency… This is exactly what the young adults that I work with have been doing all summer. Challenged by our ‘ get uncomfortable ‘ movement, it started out as an evening of taking our time usually used for Bible study to the streets of downtown Sarasota. The first night we simply walked, prayed and watched . Afterwards my question ... Read Full Story

I really only know one language, and even struggle with pig-latin… But I do know others who are multi-lingual! So when it comes to translating the Bible and other Christian reading materials into other languages, all that I can do is encourage others. So that is exactly what I want to do here! Mark Goodyear over at Good Word Editing had brought this to my attention, and I wanted to do my part to spread the word… The Gospel Translations project has the goal offering as many Christian/Biblical books and articles as possible in as many languages as possible for free! This is an ... Read Full Story