Dancing with truth and peace
Thursday
May 2015
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church, Your World
This is an article I originally wrote for the Christian Standard. I knew how the game worked. Someone would walk into our church office, request to speak to a preacher, ask for prayer, and then tell a dramatic story of misfortune. They needed money and they needed it now. Their sister was dying of […]
Monday
May 2015
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog, Lead Yourself, Your Family
“Take me to the highest point on the mountain. It’s northeast. Here’s your compass. You lead; I’ll follow.” Baseball, tragedy and school mentoring had connected our lives. We’ve known each other for five years, and they’d never been hiking, so they shot me a suspicious glance to see if I was tricking them. I told […]
Wednesday
May 2015
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Family
The first time I blogged about a parenting idea we’d tried, to help our family grow spiritually, I was blown away by the response. Parents commented about it, shared it and, best yet, told me how it had benefitted their families. Subsequent posts with related ideas netted similar responses. I learned that lots of parents […]
Monday
May 2015
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog, Your World
Heavy is the burden of caring for trafficked boys. In my work with Blackbox International, my heart has been consumed for the healing of trafficked boys (and I pray it always will be), but recently I’ve also pondered what effects the atrocities of the world have on the rest of us – those of us […]
Friday
April 2015
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Family
The roomy basement of By The Hand Club for Kids‘ Englewood (Chicago) site doubles as a play area and cafeteria for the children they love in one of our country’s most underserved neighborhoods. Our team of high school students had spent the morning helping with physical projects; we were ready for lunch. We tore into […]
