Leadership Blog

  • Citizens of another Country February 15, 2022

    Dr. Phil:      In light of the latest geo-political developments, I was reflecting on my trip to Ukraine and Russia in 2014. If you recall, at that time Russian annexed Crimea to once again be part of Russia. Within a ...

  • Christmas and Meaningful Relationships November 18, 2021

    Dr. Phil – In the last Update I walked down memory lane of how I sensed God’s calling to inter cultural missions as a young teen. The problem with getting older is that the milestones just keep coming! Early next ...

  • The ol’ Sawdust Trail November 18, 2021

    Dr. Phil – This past summer I had the chance to take a road trip back to my camp meeting roots. Now I realize that for some this is a concept  from the distant past, but back in the day ...

  • What’s Important in the “new Normal”? May 10, 2021

    Dr. Phil:   Recently we have just celebrated the most important fact of our faith – the Resurrection! For most of us it was, again, quite different than our typical in-person community celebration, Of course, this does not diminish the reality ...

  • Reminders of God’s Faithfulness February 16, 2021

    Dr. Phil:  Scars. Not something we usually want to talk about or perhaps admit to. Yet I would suggest that they are important reminders of God’s faithfulness as we face the future.

    Like most of us, you may have picked up ...