To Serve

It’s why He came, really. It’s why Jesus left His throne in heaven and took on flesh and came to earth. It’s why he taught people and healed them and endured the cross. It’s all for one purpose: to serve. “The Son of Man did not come to be served,” Jesus said of...

Open Eyes

Last spring, Wade Landers and Chris DeWelt traveled with Blackbox to India. They visited a ministry there, in an area of Calcutta that’s home to one of the largest brothels in the world and has over 15,000 prostitutes. As Wade and Chris talked with the ministry...

“Look What I Did!”

Every parent knows: kids love to share their successes. “Daddy, watch me run fast!” “Do you like my new shoes?” “Look at the picture I drew!” Children are like sponges, soaking up every ounce of affirmation and praise we can offer. That’s a good thing—a...

It’s Your Day

“Since the day we heard about you,” the apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in Colossae, “we have not stopped praying for you.” Do we pray like that? When we hear someone’s story—their struggles or needs or even their successes—do we immediately and unceasingly pray?...