Bethany Well

It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I feel fine. As you may have already heard, Harold Camping has been getting his small army of volunteers to spread the word that the world is going to end tomorrow, 5/21/2011, at 6am. So, naturally, this will be could be probably won’t be [...]

There are plenty of things that make the job of a pastor difficult*. These are well documented. But one of the difficulties is confusion. * I love my job. Pastors are called to build their church. Not the dozen churches in his town. Not the hundred churches in the surrounding towns. Not the thousands of [...]

On August 5, a mine shaft in Chile caved in, trapping 33 miners almost 1000 feet underground*. Yesterday, after 69 days, they began rescuing the 33 miners one-by-one. The magnitude of the effort to save them cannot be understated. The story can be followed here. * That’s about the distance from the Empire State Building Observation Deck [...]

Back in 1996, I went to a Missions trip to Shanghai, China. During our debrief period, we took an 18 hour train ride (that took 24 hours) to Beijing. We did a bunch of sightseeing including Tiananmen Square (somber), Temple of Heaven (ornate), Summer Palace (huge), and Maidonglao (McDonald’s). But the place that I was [...]

You might have heard about the HS football star that disarmed a gun-wielding girl on a school bus just a few days ago. People will very easily link this to the story of Jesus, seeing how someone put themselves in harm’s way in order to ‘save’ us. However, I would like to remind us all, [...]

In case you hadn’t heard, Laura Ling and Euna Lee have been freed from their detainment in North Korea and pardoned from their sentence of 12 years in a prison work camp for entering the country illegally to conduct a smear campaign. As soon as the story broke, I tweeted, jokingly, that “Bill takes the [...]

We did it! We surpassed the $5000 threshold and have raised enough to build our own well through charity: water. I will provide more information about where and when it will be built. But thanks to all of you that helped make this possible. If you would like to donate, please click on the 6 [...]

If you’ve ever wondered what Jesus’ passion week would have looked like in this day of technology and status updates, then wonder no longer. Jesus is on facebook! Follow the last days of his life in a format that is familiar to many of us. Click on the picture to check it out.

[Don't forget to donate to charity: water by clicking on the 6 glasses] Can God forgive this man? This man is known as Hang Pin, a high-school Math teacher. He is also a pastor who has baptized numerous Cambodians and started a church in his home. This man is also know as Kaing Guek Eav. He [...]

Yesterday was March 22nd. March 22nd is World Water Day. It has been World Water Day since 1992. That was the year the United Nations created World Water Day to raise awareness for the water crisis in the world. I feel sorry that the world’s water crisis has only recently invaded my consciousness. If you [...]