Leading is to Listen and Obey
*A few new synchrobloggers were added to the list late below – they are all at the end of the list. Several bloggers are participating together to write about leadership. I am following their lead. I...
View ArticleAnd His Name Shall Be Called Immanuel
Yes, the time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth is very close. We only have four more sleeps and then we will awaken to Christmas Day. When I think of Jesus there really is one thing I...
View ArticleMarriage and Missions – A Match Made in Heaven
Are you married or have you ever been married? If you have, then you have experienced something that helped prepare you for the work of a missionary. The cultural experience of the first time you spend...
View ArticleWhat is our Greatest Need?
Our first morning in Iligan City was December 17th, so I prepared for my day by meditating on Proverbs 17. I had a hard time getting past the first verse because it leapt from the page as I began my...
View ArticleQuotable
“A tiny group of believers who have the gospel keep mumbling it over and over to themselves.” - K.P. Yohannan As they argue over the trivial, billions around the world never find the freedom, peace,...
View ArticleIt Looks Good
Mmmmm, that fruit sure looks good. I think I will take a bite. And I’d also love to give some to you. I understand why Eve wanted to share. I don’t know what God was thinking, putting that tree’s fruit...
View ArticleLove One Another
I wrote the below back in 2007 and have found it is great to read it again and again. Barry Austin, a YWAM Missionary of 40 years, shared with our group about ten “one anothers” found in scripture as...
View ArticleNature Versus Nature and the Dangers of Too Much Debate
On my run this morning I was listening to a variety of Broadway show songs. The fourth song that popped up was “No One Mourns the Wicked” from Wicked. In the song Glinda, the good witch, after everyone...
View ArticleGod is Good, All the Time
My oldest son, Tanner, and I are studying with a fellow believer and professional actor (Bruce Kuhn) to prepare an entire gospel (in our case, the Gospel of Mark), and present it by memory as though we...
View ArticlePursuing Truth and Loving Grace
This morning I stumbled across some blogs where people were writing about the dangers of Youth With A Mission (YWAM). It was hard to read because it is painful to see others’ pain and because I am a...
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