Good Friday seemed to arrive quietly this year, but the weight of what it represents never does. I miss those Easter conferences in Africa, you could never be caught unprepared for all the celebrations that surrounded this holy weekend. One of my most vivid memories of pastoring in Mozambique was the Good Friday showing of the Jesus film. The crew would set up the screens in the front of the church and the congregation would pile into the church to watch the show. The church would spill over...

Aching shoulders. Too many airports. A suitcase that felt heavier with every city. I had spent a month on the road, and somewhere between terminals, a quiet question cut through the noise: Is this worth it? What is the meaning of all this? It’s easy to find significance in the beautiful moments: the worship services, the deep conversations, the breathtaking places. But those moments are often hidden behind exhaustion, inconvenience, and long, unseen stretches of effort. One day, I found...

Theme: Deeply Rooted Episode 31  - Biblical Poetry and Psalms This episode explores the beauty and purpose of biblical poetry—especially the Psalms—showing how God uses poetic language to shape not just our thinking but our hearts, emotions, and spiritual lives. It explains how Hebrew poetry works through parallelism and imagery, inviting listeners to slow down and engage Scripture more deeply. Drawing on Walter Brueggemann’s framework of orientation, disorientation, and new...