I’ve heard and read from various sources similar thoughts, “America NEEDS a Revival”. A large gathering of Christians in Washington DC came together focused on a similar theme. Here are some thoughts regarding “Revival”: “Revival presupposes that the church is mired in a backslidden state.” Charles G. Finney “Most revivals Read more…
It’s SEPTEMBER! That means summer is soon done and fall soon here. That means school starting and leaves starting to fall and clutter the grass. Covid – 19 has made this a very different summer and a very different fall than any we have ever experienced in the past. So Read more…
Scholarship giving is happening and we feel blessed by our faithful supporters. With your prayers supporting us also we continue to walk towards this Backpacking trip. The “Plan” at this point is to fly into Copenhagen, Denmark and come home from Vienna, Austria. We are looking to see what and Read more…
I have been studying I John in recent weeks/months. Many aspects of this book are convicting and challenging. I John 3: 13 – “Do not marvel, brethren, if the world hates you.” My guess is that not many people really desire or long to be hated. Being hated by anyone Read more…
Happy New Year! How many times have you heard that lately? The year 2020! It IS a new year. We hear much about making New Year’s resolutions. It seems these are things that we should have been doing for the past few years, or, things that we should not Read more…
“And let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them.” God Exodus 25:8 “Moreover, I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject you. I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.” God Leviticus Read more…
“IN but not OF” – God wants us as His children to be “IN THE WORLD” – that’s probably obvious since we ARE HERE. This isn’t Heaven, yet – so – HERE we are for the time being. But – God also wants us as His children to NOT BE Read more…
Last month our focus was on “Thankfulness” – being “Thankful” and listing things that we are thankful for. This month builds on that theme – truth. The Hebrew word Zakar occurs 223 times in the Old Testament. It is most often translated “REMEMBER”. That word, “REMEMBER” always infers action, it Read more…
“Rejoice ALWAYS; pray WITHOUT CEASING; in EVERYTHING give thanks; for THIS IS God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thessalonians 5:16-18 Just about every day on our backpacking trip in Europe, while standing in a circle on a train platform, we would go around the circle and each Read more…
August 10th returned from 2 weeks backpacking in Europe with 12 students. Amazing adventure. We took a ferry boat on lake Thundersee in Interlaken, Switzerland. The ferry boat criss-crosses the lake and stops at small villages nestled along the lake. We got off at the 4th stop and walked up Read more…