Dear Lord, rise! Rise and use the suffering that comes my way as chisel and stone to engrave upon my heart your priorities, that they may become my very own. Remove therein any and every desire of success and selfish ambition. Mark on my soul instead the word...
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A Servant’s Prayer
Dear Lord, rise! Rise and use the suffering that comes my way as chisel and stone to engrave upon my heart your priorities, that they may become my very own. Remove therein any and every desire of success and selfish ambition. Mark on my soul instead the word...

A Servant’s Prayer
Dear Lord, rise! Rise and use the suffering that comes my way as chisel and stone to engrave upon my heart your priorities, that they may become my very own. Remove therein any and every desire of success and selfish ambition. Mark on my soul instead the word...
Most recent post
A Servant’s Prayer
Dear Lord, rise! Rise and use the suffering that comes my way as chisel and stone to engrave upon my heart your priorities, that they may become my very own. Remove therein any and every desire of success and selfish ambition. Mark on my soul instead the word...
Read the Bible: An Invitation to Bible-Centered Leadership
I have been an avid reader all my life. And so, books have sown in me, producing convictions and opinions, lifestyle and character. Some...
Weak Humans, Safe Leaders: Our Need for Ongoing Nurture of the Soul
Good leadership is a big ask. It entails unravelling intricate relational knots, settling ruffled emotions, overseeing controversial...
The Illogical Logic of the Resurrection
What is the significance of Easter? This question has many rich, diverse and beautiful answers from across the Christian tradition....
Suffering from the View of the Cross
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son...
The Cross and the Christian
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son...
Our Only Great Hope
A Meditation on Advent from Isaiah 7 Introduction Advent is a Latin word meaning “arrival” or “coming.” Since around 431 AD the church...
A Christmas Meditation
Christmas – Good News for Those Who Struggle Let me share with you an unexpected way to have a joyful Christmas. Granted, Christmas may be...
Death: The Last Enemy
1 Corinthians 15:25-26 "For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death." We do...
First Devotional Plan on the Bible App
DAI Devotional Available in English and Spanish on the Bible App DAI is now offering our first ever devotional reading plan on the...
Reflection on Advent and Power
Power. What does power have to do with Advent? I submit that Advent (including the circumstances which surround the Nativity story in the...
Awaiting the Unshakable Kingdom
used with permission. (c) ShanonRoberts.com AWAITING THE UNSHAKABLE KINGDOM by Rebecca Hauser, Development Officer The DAI Colorado...
How to Live as a Global Citizen Without Leaving the Country
As followers of Jesus Christ, we know that we’re supposed to be interested in the world beyond ourselves. But the world is vast (well over...
Are You A Flavor-Enhancing Christian?
When Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13), what does this analogy mean? Some see salt as a preservative; therefore,...
Engaging the Global Village of Faiths
Having just returned from DAI course facilitation in Kathmandu, Nepal, I’m thinking a lot about the need for Christians to know how to...
Understanding Our Place in the World (Humility)
A Sense of Place We all wonder where we belong. We spend years of our lives in search of ourselves and our place in...
Evangelistic Suffering by Paul Borthwick
Have you ever seen a book on evangelistic suffering? I know plenty of “why” books on suffering and some theological treatises on “how God...
Abiding in Christ
God desires fruitfulness and has made provision for it. John 15:1-8 The father’s desire is that we should bear first fruits...
Coming Up for Air
For a variety of reasons, Christie and I have never completed our diver certification and become bona fide divers – with tanks,...
