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Awkward Awesome (1).
[Risks No. 186-201] While out loving others one day, a good friend of mine coined the phrase “awkward awesome,” as a description for the experience of loving strangers. He is right. There are typically...
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Awkward Awesome (2).
[Risks No. 201-210] God proved himself so faithful in blessing me with opportunities to risk for love’s sake while in the Northeast. As with the previous post, I am condensing all of the risks into...
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Awkward Awesome (3).
[Risks No. 211-218] Here’s the final entry in the #AwkwardAwesome series (credits to my pal Andy Reale for coining the phrase). No. 10 – Monday morning we met friends at a local diner. The owner, Dan,...
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Jessica’s Joy.
[Risk No. 233] Jessica stood at the counter, helping a friend and I settle the score for our bill. I felt God showed me the mental image of a the word “EXPLORER” over her and shared. There, on the...
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Friday Fun Day.
[Risks No. 252-275] Once a semester I’ve been given the great joy of teaching Anchor School of Ministry students on learning how to hear God’s voice. It’s a great deal of fun as the sessions culminate...
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Steven.
[Risk No. 292] A man pushed our cart loaded with gear and luggage. We tipped him and I asked if he was dealing with a headache. He wasn’t. I asked if he had any needs he would like prayer for. He...
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Colombia.
[Risks No. 294 - 307] I have come to find that one of the harder things to do is trying to keep tabs on risks while I’m on mission trips. So much is happening daily (both in the internal context of...
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Chasity.
[Risk No. 312] I ventured out with some friends to a Texas-style BBQ joint south of town. Our hostess was Chasity. Immediately when I saw her name it reminded me of a friend named Charity. Charity...
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Rickie.
[Risk No. 313] White trying to make an informed decision for my kids at the Redbox stand, a man asked me for some change to catch a bus. I gave him what I had, a measly $1.50. He seemed grateful. I...
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Julianna.
[Risk No. 314] Catching up with old friends is such a blessing. In this case, it was outdoors at a Pizzeria on a beautiful evening. Julianna was our waitress and from the moment I saw her I felt God...
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Tina, like Turner (pt. 2)
[Risk No. 315] This was a unique kind of risk. I saw Tina (like Turner – I even remembered her name as a result of the blog post title) at another local restaurant. I called out her name and she came...
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Ten16.
[Risks No. 369-371] My friend Kevin invited me to lunch at a brand new spot in East Nashville. I love new spots. Ten16 was upscale New Orleans-style tastiness. The moment we walked into the place three...
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Jack.
[Risk No. 374] My friend Andy and I had ordered fancy Barista Parlor espresso and had planned to walk next door to our friends new cigar lounge. I grabbed my drink and headed outside when I realized...
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Tiffany.
[Risk No. 396] Small still voice obedience. A 26 year old single mother became the focus story of my downtown sejour today as Jesus revealed himself in powerful ways. I met Tiffany on the way home, on...
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Shannon.
[Risk No. 398] Sharon was limping the morning I met her. Our kids were both taking horse-back riding lessons many miles outside of town. Sharon had retreated to the shade of her car (it was muggy...
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Learning to love.
[Risks No. 399 - 414] Some Fridays I’ll try spending an hour or two during my day just walking around the local shopping area, offering to pray or love on people. Here’s a brief overview of how things...
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Family.
[Risk No. 426] Chris, Tina and their sister (whose name unfortunately escapes me) asked my friend Isaac and I for a dollar to catch the bus. We offered a dollar and asked how we could pray. Chris had a...
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Separated.
[Risk No. 449] So, tonight, we had played with the kids, talked with some parents at the play ground and prayed for a couple of people. It was good, but nothing amazing happened, but still good...
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Sheila & DeAngela.
[Risks No. 519 & 520] It’s always so good to see old friends. We stopped off at our former Steel-city stomping grounds. Takehold Records anyone? While sipping coffee at a local park shelter we...
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