Walt White

Dear friends, Let’s play a game.  I will describe some things about a person, and you choose which answer is correct.1.  I am a musician.  I play the piano, and my dream is to play in Memphis.  I also play the oboe.  My favorite composer is Mozart.  I have had to ta » read more

Dear Friends, When I arrived in Malawi earlier this week, I was met by a Malawian driver who drove me four hours to the town where our team lives. He has worked for us for five years, so I thought I would do a little "appreciative inquiry."  "You know us inside and out," I said. "What is it t » read more

Dear friends, A woman’s voice called out in French, her voice rising in volume and urgency with each repetition, “Calling.  CaLLing! HEY! I’M CALLING!!!”  Each time this happened, everyone in the seminar laughed at the funny cell phone ring!  Most of the pastors and deacons » read more

Dear friends,“His name is Graveyard,” said the young woman in Mozambique, indicating a school age boy.  “That’s an unusual name!  Is it a family name?” was the best attempt at not saying something even more awkward.  “No.  My first five children all died before they » read more

When cyclones devastate Bangladesh or Burma -- as with the tsunami and other natural disasters -- people everywhere ask, “How can God allow something like that?”  While I do not want to minimize the struggle we have with suffering in this world, I fear that God may be asking of peop » read more