A change in direction

August 28, 2011

This morning, I read Matthew 10. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. Whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. I reflected on the life I have found by losing my own [...]

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Revisiting Japan and the earthquake

August 22, 2011

I’m sitting in Tokyo’s Narita airport as I write this. The last time I was here was March 11th and Kay was with me. And together, we experienced the massive earthquake. (Click here to read the story again.). Thousands died. Over 4,000 are still missing. Extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure. Significant accidents at nuclear [...]

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Two words that change things

August 19, 2011

We were in bad shape. Following the wrong course. Carrying out the wrong activities. But God showed his love for us (Romans 5:8) But God made us alive (Ephesians 2:4,5) I may be failing. Ready to give up. Frustrated. Discouraged. But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalm 73:26) They [...]

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A great reputation, but looking forward

August 12, 2011

Over 19,000 years of helping those far from God connect to him and find a life of meaning and purpose and forgiveness and restoration. Kay and I were in a reception to honor those serving with Campus Crusade for Christ for extended years. It was a Hebrews 11 moment. I felt privileged to be in [...]

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Cru is here

July 20, 2011

It’s official. We learned last night that our new U.S. organizational name is Cru. It’s been an amazing first day for our U.S. Staff Conference. It culminated tonight in hearing our leaders share about the 2 year journey. I was humbled by the milestones along the way where God confirmed, where God united people who [...]

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Being formed into the image of Jesus

June 16, 2011

Have you heard the story about the sculptor? He was hard at work with his hammer and his chisel. Chips of stone were flying around. An onlooker asked, “What are you making?” “A horse,” the sculptor replied. “How do you know how to turn a block of stone into a horse?” asked the onlooker. “It [...]

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eLearning Infographic

June 12, 2011

This infographic gives a good overview of the state of online learning. Our team at Campus Crusade for Christ is helping lead in going directly into a mobile phone with online learning. We call it mLearning, for mobile-phone enhanced learning. (Click on the graphic below to see a larger version in your web browser.) Via: [...]

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Jesus on an iPad

June 8, 2011

“I told you that I’m not very interested in religion,” she said. “Yes, you did. Would you like me to continue?” I asked. “Sure. This is interesting.” I smiled, flipped to the next screen, and we continued. This was my first experience sharing the gospel using a new tool for mobile phones. As we continued, [...]

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More than…

May 29, 2011

Kay and I have been meeting with a financial counselor. His job is to help us understand where we are financially as we look into the future. He has not yet jumped up and said, “What were you thinking?” He is very gracious and kind. I don’t know how much preparation for the future is [...]

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GTO Wives

May 22, 2011

“Kay, I know what Keith does, but what do you do?” asked Chris. Some of you may have wondered this same thing. Actually, my role has several parts, but the one that I really like to tell others about is our team wives. I have the privilege of working with them to discover their niche [...]

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