Greg Magdsick

                    Kenta and some friends in 2005   Me and Kenta on campus in 2008   Just a week ago, I caught up with a student named Kenta. Back in 2005 he decided to trust in Christ for his salvation and I helped him grow in his faith. We lost track of each other for a few years until I ran into him two weeks ago at the University of Canterbury...

A year and a half ago, I spent one week with a CCC missions team that was going to Brisbane, Australia. I trained these recent College Graduates in some of the unique challenges and blessings of life and ministry in Australia. Less than a week ago, I was at the Twin Cities Xperience, a conference put on by CCC for all the College students in the 5 state area. In the middle of 1,400 students, I turn around and see Kris. He was on that missions team, and is about to head back to Brisbane for a s...

Before you read the rest of this, you should know that I took the entire plane flight home to sleep. In other words, I'm still growing in my ability to make the most of every opportunity. Every once in a while you and someone else you don't know are stuck somewhere...for a while...and you are faced with the question of what to do with that time. Take, for example, a hospital waiting room, or an airplane. ...

This last weekend, I was actually yelled at for not getting angry at someone....the person who got angry was the one I was supposed to get angry at. Henry Cloud speaks about how we need grace AND truth AND time in order for us to grow as people. If any one of those elements is missing, growth won't happen. This person I encountered hadn't seen much grace in their life. They were known as the bad student, the stupid student....