The Great Commission is our Mission.
[updated 26 October 2006] Until now, I haven’t done much sharing of what our needs are as missionaries with you. I discuss them with the Lord, of course, and He often puts things on people’s hearts to give to help with things. Sometimes people ask us what our needs are, so here are both the …
Read More Wish List — Our Current NeedsI’ve been thinking a lot about beauty and morality, lately. I like to look for and enjoy beauty. I enjoy photographing beautiful scenery. I think that one reason I enjoy photography so much is that it helps me practice looking for beauty, and I keep getting better at it. Honestly, I can even find beauty …
Read More Beauty and MoralityAs I wrote before, my experience with my Toshiba Satellite P35 has not been a pleasant one. It has spent more time away from me and in the possession of repair personnel than any other computer I have owned. After the last repair, it seems to work, mostly. But not quite right. Once I got …
Read More Computer Glitch! Whodunnit?Why write a psalm? Why not? My reasons are: God is worthy of thanks, praise, and worship. Writing and reciting or singing a psalm is one way to give God the honor He deserves. We are made to worship God, so entering into true worship of our loving Father gives us joy and peace. Praising …
Read More Why write a psalm?I like email. It is much faster, much cheaper, and more environmentally friendly than paper mail. Email follows me when I travel, without having to give people a new address. Email is useful for personal communications, newsletters, discussion lists, and some kinds of business. Unfortunately, the advantages of email have not escaped the notice of …
Read More Newsletters, eMail, and spam war crossfireGod raised up a little girl from the dead in Niger! Details are in this missionary sermon by Pastor Dan Lion as he spoke at my home church in Buena Vista. Praise God! Hallelujah!
Read More Another Resurrection Story!Just in case you read my last posting about our Toshiba notebook computer and were curious about the outcome… I had to send it to the Toshiba repair depot. I got it back a little over a week later, and so far, it is working right. The hard drive was replaced, so I have to …
Read More Resurrection of a Toshiba computerI like to hear stories of what God is doing today. Yes, the records of what God has done in Bible times are truly great. There is something immensely reassuring about what God is doing today. Jesus Christ truly is the same yesterday, today, and forever. God raised up a young boy who died in …
Read More Contemporary ResurrectionsIn February 2004, in lower Asaro territory, on the other side of Goroka from here, but still in the Eastern Highlands Province, something special happened. A local Assemblies of God pastor named Joseph was holding evangelistic meetings at a local elementary school yard. Only a handful of people showed up, and he was preaching the …
Read More Resurrection in Asaro country, Papua New GuineaNo, we didn’t make a time machine, but we came close to time travel. In February 2002, my family and I traveled to Papua New Guinea. During the village living phase of the SIL Pacific Orientation Course (sometimes called Jungle Camp), we lived with people who were not far out of the stone age. Yes, …
Read More Out of the Time MachineWhat, exactly, is the purpose of this part of our web site? Good question. After all, we already have a “conventional” web site, plus two email mailing lists (one for most people, with pictures, and one for people with very slow and/or expensive Internet connections), plus a paper mailing list. So far, this blog is …
Read More What is this blog for?News flash: after living out of suitcases since the 19th of June, we will finally have a place to unpack our suitcases next month. 🙂 We signed a lease, today. May God bless our landlords for letting us lease their very nice house for less than they could have made renting that place. This will …
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