How He Loves
by Stephen on Jul.19, 2010, under News
A couple of years back, this song “How He Loves” surfaced. Written by John Mark McMillan, I actually heard a version from Eddie Kirkland first. I was immediately in love with it. The poetry and imagery were strong and beautiful. The message was inspiring. As a guy who really struggles to believe how much God loves me, it was very refreshing for me to listen to. However, then I began to hear it being used all over in corporate worship settings and I was frankly very concerned. I alway... [read more]
NOT A PAYPAL USER?
by Stephen on Apr.30, 2010, under News
We have had our shirts available for pre-order for a couple of days now and the response has been so encouraging. From emails of encouragement, to people letting us know they’re praying for us, to the fact that we’ve sold 20 shirts in the last 6 days, it’s just been such a great week of confirmation for us. However, we keep getting requests from people who are not on PayPal, nor do they desire to be on PayPal, as to how they can give to our Ethiopian adoption. We certainly wa... [read more]
Ebeneezers
by Stephen on Apr.28, 2010, under Adoption, Justice & Compassion, News, Stephen's Blog
I remember sitting in the dark in our little duplex in Austin, TX back in 1999. I was a sophomore in High School and my dad had just left my mom to pursue another woman who he assumed would make him happier. Mom wanted us to still have a relationship with dad, so we moved to Austin to follow him as he followed her. I love Austin, but at that point, I was just mad. We started going to this church called Bannockburn Baptist Church. “Cool,” I thought, “We’re going to a church named afte... [read more]
