Burnout is far too common in missionaries and those who have given their lives to serving others. In this episode of “Now Is the Time” I talk with Dr. Stan Haegert who is both a missionary and a burnout survivor. You’ll appreciate hearing his story as a mission Doctor in The Gambia. He talks about Continue Reading

It’s only the second day of the year and we’ve already wasted a lot of it! Want proof? Just look at how full you’re trash bin is! In this episode of “Now Is the Time” I’m talking about what you and I can do in order to not waste this new year! Piles of Waste Just Continue Reading

You know that task that you’ve been putting off forever, the one that is lurking in the shadows of your life and making you feel guilty for not doing it? If you’re human then you know what I’m talking about. You probably just read the sentence above and at least one or two overdue tasks Continue Reading

Let’s face it, bucket lists aren’t something you can find in the Bible… or are they? In this episode of “Now Is The Time” I talk about the problem with bucket lists and I give you a Biblical alternative. I also share with you some encouraging news after a busy week of ministry. Three Problems Continue Reading

Have you ever been so hungry that all you could think about was where you would get your next bite of food and what it would taste like? In this episode of “Now Is The Time” we talk about what it means to “hunger and thirst for righteousness” and why  it is that we often Continue Reading

My heart sunk as I pulled my hand out of my backpack empty, I couldn’t find my wallet! We had just flown in from Odessa less than an hour ago and already things were going bad. In this episode of Now Is the Time I share with you the how I got stranded in Istanbul Continue Reading

Uncontrolled, unplanned and unending busyness can easily sabotage our lives and cripple our health. In this episode of “Now Is the Time” I point out seven ways busyness could harm you. I also show you seven ways Jesus managed his work and his rest. How Busyness Harms Us It seems the closer we come to the Continue Reading

Worry isn’t as harmless as we often think! It can sneak into your mind and quietly begin to destroy your life if you’re not careful! In this episode of “Now Is the Time” I identify seven ways worry can destroy you. I also show you the one mistake we often make that leads to this Continue Reading

The first time I watched the movie Jaws I was about ten years old! The next summer I had to work up a lot of courage to stick my feet in the water! In this episode of “Now Is the Time” I read a section from my book “What If… How to Kill Worry and Continue Reading

Yesterday a military helicopter flew over my head and these were my first thoughts: Are they responding to an attack on Odessa? Is it a Ukrainian helicopter or are the Russians already here? Are they going towards the conflict or away? In this episode of “Now Is the Time” I share with you how living Continue Reading