Did you know that Teen Mania’s Global Expeditions actually began in Guatemala?
In 1987 my wife Katie and I led our very first group of teenagers onto the mission field of Guatemala, believing their eyes would be opened to the deep need for God’s Word to be shared in other cultures the same way we …

It’s been said, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Well, I know this to be false. As a matter of fact, this mindset does nothing but keep you imprisoned. It saps your desire to pursue permanent change in your life in Christ. We basically say that our problems are too big.

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Global Expeditions: Village Campaign – Click To See the Update!
We want to thank you for what has been given so far! Your heart for leaving a legacy for our future missionaries is overwhelming. Click to see an update of our progress so far from Emmie Harper, Director of Global Expeditions.

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Global Expeditions: Village Campaign – Click To See the Update!
We want to thank you for what has been given so far! Your heart for leaving a legacy for our future missionaries is overwhelming. Click to see an update of our progress so far from Emmie Harper, Director of Global Expeditions.

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AFRICA:HOPE – CLICK TO WATCH HOW G.E. WILL REMEMBER AFRICA IN APRIL
Can we go camping?
A fairly simple question, yet how serious and divisive it became at my house growing up.  The mere mention of the word “camping” would evoke an icy look of pure horror from my mother as she contemplated days in …

AFRICA:HOPE – CLICK TO WATCH HOW G.E. WILL REMEMBER AFRICA IN APRIL
Can we go camping?
A fairly simple question, yet how serious and divisive it became at my house growing up.  The mere mention of the word “camping” would evoke an icy look of pure horror from my mother as she contemplated days in …

I’ve never quite caught on to the whole Starbucks thing—perhaps because my self-control (or lack thereof) is such that any drink which tastes like liquid candy is gone so rapidly that the price seems higher than I can justify.
But it does make me think.  Have you noticed that holding a Starbucks cup (especially the …

When James Calvert went out as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the ship captain tried to turn him back, saying, “You will lose your life and the lives of those with you if you go among such savages.” To that, Calvert replied, “We died before we came here.”
-David Augsburger, Sticking …

Teen Mania’s Global Expeditions will be spending the month of April challenging our friends, family, staff and readers from all over the world to bring action to awareness. Action is OUR response to injustice. We are challenging it to be yours. We will be posting blogs with weekly challenges to boldly proclaim, I will not …

So, I’ve been reading 1 Corinthians 13 a lot lately. It’s seemingly the only chapter of the bible that exists for me right now. That ever happen with you? You just can’t seem to get away from a verse or chapter because the Lord is trying to teach you something?
This is the portion of …