Killing the Competition
I remember meeting Sam Chacko for the first time. We were at Connext (a conference for South Asian ministry leaders) and he had been asked to lead a track on church planting. We met in the hallway after, and I couldn't help but feel like we immediately...
My Faith. My Kinsmen
I want to see Indian Americans come to believe, know, and love the gospel of Christ. Is this okay? I mean - the ‘Indian’ part? I grew up in Philadelphia, so much of who I am is shaped by the culture of this great city. I love the Eagles and I bleed green....
The Advance Initiative Must Die
The Advance Initiative was created because there’s a need. There's a need for Indian Americans to step into the world of church planting and give themselves to seeing gospel-centered, multiethnic churches started so that lost people might be saved and...
A Church Filled With Sinners
Pastor Eugene Peterson wisely notes in his book Working the Angles[1]: The biblical fact is that there are no successful churches. There are instead, communities of sinners, gathered before God week after week in towns and villages all over the world. The...
A Theology of Safety
When did we begin thinking that the life of a Christian should be marked by safety and security? “Is it safe?” It is a question that I have been asked a lot in the last several years. When a group from our church went to the middle of the Red Light...
What I Wish I Could Say To The First Generation
Last week, I read a post by Shawn Varghese. With wonderful humility, this brother beautifully reflected on his experience in the Mar Thoma Church. I was grateful not just for what he said, but for how he said it. Respectful. Humble. Gracious. His tone...
Continuing My Father’s Work
Almost 2000 years ago a strange and foreign figure arrived on the pristine shores of southern India having made a long and dangerous journey from the Middle East. This man, often referred to as “doubting” Thomas, began preaching a “new” faith. He soon...