LOVING ALL PEOPLES

LOVING AFGHANS AND HAVING A HEART FOR ALL REFUGEES

It has been a crazy few weeks getting to help so many Afghan families. It is mixed with so many…

NEW LOVING ALL PEOPLES STORE!

Check out our new LAP store! 100% of the proceeds of our store goes to fund our work. Almost twenty years…

CONFESSIONS OF A REDEEMED WHITE MAN-WHAT THE BLACK COMMUNITY WANTS TO KNOW FROM WHITE PEOPLE ABOUT RASICM

NOTE: I am coming at this as a typical white American. I cannot speak to KKK, hate groups, etc. because…

PRAYER CHALLENGE: OPPOSING POLITICAL PARTY

NOTE: If you haven’t done so already, please read the first blog post to this series- PRAYER CHALLENGE: THE KEY TO…

PRAYER CHALLENGE: RACISM

NOTE: If you haven’t done so already, please read the first blog post to this series- PRAYER CHALLENGE: THE KEY TO…

PRAYER CHALLENGE: THE KEY TO LOVING PEOPLE YOU DON’T LOVE

Something I have learned about prayer is that prayer usually moves and changes my heart. You see, when we pray…

ACTION STEPS DURING THE CRISIS

Hello everyone, Like many of you, we are trying to figure out where to go from here in life and…

HELP KEEP THESE FAMILIES ON OUR TEAM!

What a joy it has been to walk alongside our Insiders: Yadir, Ania, Danny, Sayo, Murama, and Grace! We are in year…

CHURCH PLANTING LESSONS: THE HOLY SPIRIT AND CHURCH PLANTING

Note: I am not one who has the role of the Holy Spirit, the gifts, and the supernatural figured out.…

CHURCH PLANTING LESSONS: CAN A CHURCH PLANTING MOVEMENT HAPPEN IN AMERICA?

This is the most common question I have been asked in the last few years. I believe the answer is…

CHURCH PLANTING LESSONS: REACHING YOUR OWN OIKOS VS CROSS-CULTURAL WORK

If I could rewind almost 20 years of ministry, I would change one significant thing. I thought it was my…

CHURCH PLANTING LESSONS: AMERICANS VS INSIDERS

To note: Insiders are internationals who we have trained or added to our team for the purpose of reaching their…

CHURCH PLANTING LESSONS: DISCOVERY GROUPS ARE NOT HARD TO START!

A major mistake that I see church planters making and I have made numerous times is being so focused on…

CHURCH PLANTING LESSONS: FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE

One of the couples on our team met and started discipling a woman (believer) in Disciple Making Movements (DMM) who…

CHURCH PLANTING LESSONS: START WITH BELIEVERS OR NONBELIEVERS?

For most of my ministry life, I refused to even build relationships with believers inside the communities I was working…

CHURCH PLANTING LESSONS: DO WE NEED MONEY FOR CHURCH PLANTING?

I always thought that it was unspiritual to think that I needed money to plant churches. I prided myself that…

CHURCH PLANTING LESSONS: HOW WE PLANTED 100 DISCOVERY GROUPS

Lately, many people have wanted to know how in the last two years Loving All Peoples has planted 100 Discovery…

HELP US BY HOSTING A GATHERING

Last fall we sent out a newsletter stating that our Insiders had started 25 Discovery Bible Study Groups among African…

HELP US KEEP THESE FAMILIES ON OUR TEAM!

I cannot express enough how Melissa and I, along with Jeremy and Mindi feel about our Insiders: Yadir, Ania, Murama,…

STOP INVITING PEOPLE TO CHURCH???

You may be reading this because you would like to see more people being reached outside of the church. First off,…

INSIDERS ARE KEY TO STARTING CHURCHES

In the 6 months that we have had our 2 new Insider couples working with us, we have already started…

ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE: IN CUBA!!!

Jeremy and I went to Cuba recently to visit Yadir and Ania’s family (the Cuban couple on our team) and…

CONNECTED BY A DREAM

On a recent cross outreach I got to meet this sweet girl who came up to me. Maybe she was…

YOUR ROLE IN MISSIONS. IT IS PROBABLY MORE THAN YOU THINK!

I meet with a lot of people. Often times I meet with normal people with normal paying jobs. Sometimes I…

LOVING ALL PEOPLES RESPONSE TO THE REFUGEE BAN

After giving this weeks events much thought, I wanted to respond to the Muslim refugee situation. It is not going…

BROKEN AND HUNGRY PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR US

We were carrying the cross in a shopping center and people were all around us talking to us. A guy…

THE INSIDERS FUND

Through our 17 years of working cross-culturally with people from all over the world in DFW, we have been focusing…

FROM HATE TO LOVE ON A CROSS OUTREACH

What a day on the streets with the cross. It has been our prayer for years to have some Latino…

THE “RADICAL” WAY TO RESPOND TO RACISM

The weeks after the death of the 5 police officers in Dallas I tried to write about race in this…

SIMPLE LOVE CAN GO A LONG WAY

This day we were carrying the cross in an area known for drugs and prostitution. We saw a transsexual prostitute…

HARD QUESTIONS: A CHALLENGE TO CHRISTIANS AND CHRISTIAN LEADERS

Before I start out, I want whoever is reading this to know that I have struggled mightily with this issue…

HOW KATIE AND MEGAN CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER

This is for those who knew Katie and Megan but can be for anyone who has lost someone close to…

THE KEY TO AN ADVENTUROUS LIFE WITH GOD

I was walking though a lobby entrance to a grocery store. A woman was there literally cursing at everyone who…

CARRYING THE CROSS AMONG ADDICTS AND PROSTITUTES

This day was going to be another crazy day! We took the cross down to the Harry Hines area recently…

WHY WE DO NOT SHARE THE GOSPEL

There are of course many reasons why we do not share the gospel. But there is one reason that is…

PARTNERING WITH CHRISTIANS OF ALL NATIONALITIES

Look at this small group of people in this picture. These are church leaders we are training from a church…

THE CHURCH’S RESPONSE TO THE GAY COMMUNITY-THE WORLD IS WATCHING US

This is a very difficult issue for Christians I know. It is a difficult issue for me as well. But…

IS OUR CHRISTIANITY EVEN CHRISTIANITY AT ALL?

I would say that what I am about to bring up is my biggest heart cry for Christianity in America.…

THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO RADICAL ISLAM

This is for Christians. I say this again, this is for Christians. If you are not a Christian, this might…

JESUS IS RECRUITING SINNERS

I think we can greatly take for granted all the “sinners” Jesus connected with in the New Testament. I mean…

NAVY SEAL, FBI AGENT, AND A DISCIPLE MAKER

Two buddies of mine let me go along with them to the shooting range. Stephen is a Navy Seal and…

THIS GUY IS HUNGRY!!!

I’ll never forgot this moment. We are carrying the cross down a busy street in Dallas and this guy in…

REDEMPTION!

Honestly, it is difficult not to tear up as I tell this story. I told a story a few years ago…

AMAZING CONNECTION OPENS DOOR IN APARTMENT COMMUNITY

Sometimes we question how often we are supposed to carry the cross. All we know is that God wanted us…

BREAKTHROUGH IN BROTHELS

As most of you know, we formed a team of Asian believers because most of the brothels in Dallas are…

WALKING THE CROSS IN THE MIDST OF “DANGER”

We decided to walk the cross in one of the most crime ridden intersections in Dallas. What will happen when…

CAN GOD USE “UNQUALIFIED” PEOPLE TO REACH OTHERS?

We were on an outreach the other day carrying the cross in an area known for drugs and alcohol. We…

WHO WILL REACH THE ADDICTS?

We were doing some outreach around the Harry Hines area and we met this small group of people who live…

WE CAN RESCUE PEOPLE

Hey, I am excited to be back doing ministry! Our family is all doing great! Thanks for all of your…

LOOKING LIKE A FOOL PRODUCES FRUIT

1 Corinthians 4:10 “We are fools for Christ.” I just want to show you what can happen when we simply…

BEFRIEND A REFUGEE FAMILY

Refugees come from all over the world to Dallas. Many have lost and suffered more than any of us could…

IMPACTING THE WORLD BY LOVING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

I pray that you will grasp the unbelievable opportunity we have here in Dallas to truly affect other parts of…

IT IS EASY TO REACH OUT TO MUSLIMS!

Reaching out to Muslims is much easier than you would think. Many think that we have to be “trained” or…

LOVING PEOPLE OF OTHER FAITHS

Did you know that the DFW area is getting close to being 50% international! Right now it is 44% international…

REACHING THE UNCHURCHED

Although it is great if people end up in a church, the answer may not always be bringing people to…

LOVING PEOPLE LIVING WITH AIDS

We are looking for people that will go love and befriend people living with AIDS at a home for hospice…

WE WANT TO HELP YOU REACH OUT TO OTHERS

We are so passionate about giving someone an opportunity to know God and to experience love from another. There are…

DO YOU KNOW THAT GOD IS CRAZY ABOUT YOU?

I want to show you this short 5 minute video. But first, do you know that He is crazy about…

DO WE MAKE “SPREADING GODS LOVE” WAY TOO COMPLICATED?

We had a Muslim family over for dinner the other night, which we do often. We had a great time!…

EARNING THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD

What a great night at the drum circle. Just loaded with all kinds of people and unique stories. We have…

MAKING FRIENDS AT THE HARE KRISHNA TEMPLE

I am not going to attempt to give a detailed explanation of what Hare Krishna is or what they believe.…

GOING TO MOSQUES AND TEMPLES

One great way to make Muslim and Buddhist friends here in America is to go to their places of worship. I…

LOVING MUSLIMS

I would say that at least half of the refugees whom we work with are Muslim. They come from all…

ARE PEOPLE REALLY INTERESTED IN GOD?

Our team does the best we can to hang out with people from all walks of life. We are not…

COOKOUT WITH BUDDHIST FRIENDS

Recently we have been receiving many Buddhist people from Burma. Believe me when I say this, Buddhists are fun! They…

HANGING WITH THE NEW AGE CROWD

Pardon the bad pictures. It’s difficult to take good pictures in a dark bar. I also added some pictures from…

LOVING THE GAY COMMUNITY

Working with prostitutes led our team to working with the gay community because we wanted to start working with men…

REACHING THE SEX INDUSTRY

Why did I get interested in the sex industry? It was after I watched a movie called “Trade” about sex…

LOVING ADDICTS

Our team also does a lot of work outside of the Vickery community. We have been working in a lower-income…

CARRYING THE CROSS

I know I will get a lot of different responses to carrying a cross. First, let me explain the reasoning…

WORKING WITH REFUGEES- The Beginning of Loving All Peoples

The Vickery Meadows community is where Melissa and I started our ministry in February of 2003. Our heart was to…