As you read this, I'll be somewhere over the polar ice cap on a 15 hour flight from Delhi to Chicago.At least I still have some good books to help pass the time. And Tylenol PM.Our team is both energized and exhausted.We are most grateful for all your prayers and your...

Hinduism is everywhere in India. In particular, roadside shrines attract the faithful. Typically, the entrance to such shrines feature statues of a pair of roaring lions, considered sacred in the Hindu religion. (Interesting -- lions, not native to India, are sacred...

We've spent the last three days making visits to church work going on in various villages throughout the remote ("interior") areas of the state of Orissa in Northeast India.For the first day, we ministered with the Dalit people who live in the coastal area near...

This portion of our journey has been head-spinning, overwhelming, exhausting, and invigorating.But enough of all that. Here are the top five things I'm noticing about India:1. Brakes are optional when driving in India, while horns are mandatory.2. Everywhere American...

So yesterday I spoke on two very different occasions to two very different congregations about two very different subjects.In the morning, it was at the United Church in Bhubaneswar, a city of 1.3 million people in northeast India. I delivered the morning sermon to a...