Just a quick note to give an updated from Dallas, TX. I am here representing PureIntegrity.org as well as Vagabondservant International at the bi-annual NAD Youth and Young Adult Leadership Conference. God has truly been blessing as this morning I had the amazing opportunity to co-teach a general session for Ignition (the young adult track) with Adrienne Townsend from Andrews University. She has a powerful testimony and is an extremely gifted presenter, not to fail to mention her amazing ability to develop strong participation from the crowd. Be sure to check out Adrienne’s website One Touch Ministries.
I trust that God will continue to bless and pour out through the weekend. It would be great to hear from you. We are here to serve!
Blessings to you all and a big THANK YOU to Allan Martin and James Black for including me on the journey!
About an hour and a half ago, the ‘08 Jr/Sr Bible Conference came to a close. It was an amazing weekend packed with prayer groups, small groups, solid worship, and just an overall amazing time.
Just wanted to give a shot out quickly to all the schools who were able to make it up. I just got word that my ride is ready to take me to the airport so I am out the door. I will write more later.
Welcome to the website. As you scroll down, you will find various blog entries from previous speaking appointments that we have been involved with around the world. Also, there are some various threads that you may find interesting to read through and even comment on.
Tonight @ the University of Washington, 24-Seven Ministry Center hosted a free concert as an outreach to the collegiate student body. There were several bands featured, but garageVoice headlined.
I just walked in the door from emceeing the show and I wanted to give a special shot out to the gV guys. It literally brings tears to my eyes when I hear them play and sing the message of a God who loves us more than we love ourselves. To know the sacrifice that these guys made (and continue to make) at such a young age is an inspiration to me.
Big-Ups garageVoice. May God continue to use you to represent Him to a world that is dying to hear about the God that you testify of!
The United Nations estimates that the cost to end world hunger completely, along with diseases related to hunger and poverty, is about $195 billion a year. Twenty-two countries have joined together to raise this money by each contributing 0.7% (less than 1%) of national income. Some of the countries have already met this goal. Others are being a little slow, but this can be fixed. You can see how the countries are doing here. You can print a letter to support your country’s participation here.
Who pays for the donated rice?
The rice is paid for by the advertisers whose names you see on the bottom of your vocabulary screen. This is regular advertising for these companies, but it is also something more. Through their advertising at FreeRice, these companies support both learning (free vocabulary for everyone) and reducing hunger (free rice for the hungry). We commend these companies for their participation at FreeRice.
If FreeRice has the rice to give, why not give it all away right now?
FreeRice is not sitting on a pile of rice―you are earning it 10 grains at a time. Here is how it works. When you play the game, advertisements appear on the bottom of your screen. The money generated by these advertisements is then used to buy the rice. So by playing, you generate the money that pays for the rice donated to hungry people.
Instead of playing a video game right now, learn some vocabulary and help feed a starving person!
I want to give a huge shot out to my man Kent Marcus who represented with some brilliant photography. Be sure to check out his website! If you go to this website you can find tons of free pictures from the N. New South Wales 2007 Big Camp!
Today I had the opportunity to speak to the student body of Union College in Lincoln, NE. Unfortunately I didn’t have a whole lot of time (about 17 minutes to be precise) to unpack what I was planning on, but luckily I be speaking to the student body again tomorrow night. Tonight I have been asked to give a presentation I’ve developed called The Porn Epidemic. This is for the guys only. I cannot tell you how thrilled I am when colleges take on this challenging topic and address it head on! You can find out more about a ministry I’ve co-founded with Pastor Bernie Anderson by going to PureIntegrity.org.
Today I had the distinct privilege of meeting Chris Blake for the first time. I had attended a Jack Johnson concert with his son and now daughter-in-law several years ago at the Gorge in Washington and I have heard a lot about Chris so it was great to finally meet. While he has written several books, the one that I own is called Searching for a God to Love. I am now committed by law to read the book (he forced me to), but after meeting him I am eager to get on it!
Also, this afternoon I got to sit at the feet of Dr. George Knight, adjunct professor at the Andrews University Theological Seminary, who happened to be teaching a class on the history of the SDA Church. I cannot imagine how I got through 2.5 years at the seminary and never took a class by Dr. Knight, but after hearing him today, I am convicted that Satan had something to do with keeping me away from this man.
This past Tuesday and Wednesday I have been at the 3 Angels Broadcast Network(3ABN) campus just outside of St. Louis, MO. On Tuesday I was interviewed on the Today Show where I had the opportunity to share my testimony as well as talk about the amazing things God is doing @ 24-Seven MC. I want to give a special shot out to Shelley Quinn who conducted the interview. She was super down to earth and meeting her and her husband JD was a tremendous blessing.
To be honest with you, meeting the entire staff at 3ABN (not that I met everyone), I was really impressed. I found that not only were they down to earth, but I had several conversations where the individual openly shared their faults and how thankful they were for Jesus’ grace.
This was my first time going to 3ABN and I have been reminded again that before I allow someone else’s judgment call (pun intended) to impact the way I view a ministry, I need to get to know the people behind the vision. While I know that some of the shows may not meet you where you are at, I think that it is important that we recognize that there are people there that love Jesus with all their heart. Would you join me in saying a word of prayer for this powerful ministry that is impacting lives around the globe?
Thank you 3ABN staff for the opportunity to spend the last couple of days there. AND I CAN’T TELL YOU NOW, BUT THERE MAY BE MORE EXCITING INFO TO COME… (thank you Cathy, Ralph and Moses!)… big ups!
PS - If you want to see the interview, it will be aired on Saturday November 10th at these hours globally: USA CST 1:00 a - 8:00a - 3:00p - 9:00p
This past Thursday on my way back home from a pre-trip to Belize and Guatemala for Cruise with a Mission, I had the amazing opportunity to speak at the chapel service for the student body of Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU). I had only been to the campus once before (in the late 90’s) and I must say that I was very impressed. Not only was the campus laid out well, with beautiful buildings, but the students and staff were very hospitable. And the cafe was out of this world. “BIG UPS” to David Knight, the VP for student affairs on campus. He has great rapport with the students!
The title of my talk was “10ft. Overhead”. In the message we explore the fact that we there are often so many standards in the Bible that we feel like we will never measure up. Sometimes sin is so dominate in our lives that we feel we can never please God. What begins to happen is that we start down the slippery slope of doubt which can easily lead to us loosing faith in God completely (something that I hear about all the time).
Jesus, in His opening discourse at the beginning of His public ministry, begins by telling the crowd that if they want to go to heaven, their righteousness must exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 5: 20). I can just imagine the crowd gasping as Jesus, who they have heard is the Messiah… the savior of the world, is now telling them that they need to get their lives together if they really want to go to heaven. The conflict comes when they realize that the prophet Isaiah says that their righteousness is as filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6).
So here is a question for you: What does Matthew 5:20 + Isaiah 64:6 + Matthew 6:33 = ____________? You tell me?
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