A conversation with the right person at the right time can change everything. The other day I walked out of an interview gone wrong. Reeling…
Mike DenteAugust 26, 2022
Just when people started coming back to church… Omicron. How many more Greek letters will we go through? As a pastor of a local Church,…
Mike DenteFebruary 16, 2022
Ever finished a project and thought: Is that it? The result just did not compare to the excitement that first inspired action. This is especially…
Mike DenteDecember 8, 2021
There are acts of unplanned kindness that break through the humdrum of daily existence and shine a new sense of light. Infused with grace, these…
Mike DenteDecember 13, 2020
From time to time, a work of art can touch our soul. It examines us and provides a filter like a camera’s focused perspective. In…
Mike DenteOctober 8, 2020
Monday, May 11, began a new chapter in France's struggle with the Coronavirus. The time of confinement is transitioning into renewed activity. Many people are…
Mike DenteMay 19, 2020
In my last article, I wrote about how contextualization was not about the church becoming more worldly. We looked back at the creational mandate for…
Mike DenteJanuary 22, 2020
When my wife and I set off to serve at Calvary Chapel Nice back in May 1997, we carried most of what we owned in…
Mike DenteNovember 27, 2019
Contextualization or relevance? Are they the same thing, or is there really a difference? Theologically speaking, there is, but they aren’t in opposition. Maybe they’re…
Mike DenteAugust 23, 2019
Thursday, June 6, 2019, marks the 75th anniversary of the D-day invasion of France by American and Allied forces. The upper Normandy region has doubled…
Mike DenteJune 6, 2019
At 6:50 pm CET on April 15, the roof of Notre Dame de Paris caught on fire. The cathedral was quickly evacuated while over 400…
Mike DenteApril 16, 2019
There is a time for study. It’s one of the benefits of pastoring or teaching the Bible in any capacity. My favorite part has always…
Mike DenteDecember 11, 2018
The missionary stories from the 19th century are filled with courageous people giving life and health for the Gospel. Some were lost at sea; others…
Mike DenteNovember 20, 2018
There is a bridge in Paris that joins the Louvre on the right bank of the Seine River with the Academy of Les Beaux Arts…
Mike DenteOctober 2, 2018
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