In 2006 I traveled to India and Nepal for the first time, and my heart has never been the same. Playing with the children in the ServLife orphanage, I dreaded …
Hope and Strength
At the end of Psalm 27, David writes, “Hope in the Lord! Be strong! Let your heart take courage! Hope in the Lord!” But he doesn’t write this from a mountaintop …
Equitable Compassion
In Philippians 4:5 Paul encourages his friends and us to “let your gentleness show in your treatment of all people.” The Greek word for gentleness here is “epieikēs,” which means …
Seasons and Rhythms of Life
In Ecclesiastes 3 Solomon speaks to the rhythms of life. “There’s a season for everything and a time for every matter under the heavens: a time for giving birth and …
Do Your Best
In Ezra 2, three priestly families “looked for their entries in the genealogical records, but they were not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.” (Ezra …
Risk and Trust
When I was a little boy I would come bounding down the stairs and yell “Dad!” just before jumping mid-staircase into my dad’s arms. Sometimes I would call out to him …
Extended Hand
I’ve been meditating on Acts 3 lately. Peter and John walk to the temple and see a crippled man. Peter says he doesn’t have money but he’ll offer the man what …
ServLife Wins New Global Honor
ServLife was ranked among worldwide leaders in nonprofit transparency and effectiveness on Wednesday with the launch of the GuideStar Platinum Participant accreditation. A platinum ranking is now the highest offered …