Compare and Compete

Compare and Compete

by | Oct 10, 2025

John 3:22-30 Possibly the reader can see that landing on Boardwalk would earn the owner $400, but a short stay on Mediterranean around the corner would only earn the owner $60.  This American board game is a competition to see who can get the most property and...
Letter to a Dying Woman 

Letter to a Dying Woman 

by | Sep 21, 2025

Some years ago, I wrote the following to a friend who was facing impending death. Possibly you know someone who would be encouraged by this letter.   December 8, 2021 Dear Sir Patrick & Lady Deb,  You are as saintly a couple as we have ever met....
Legalism in Latin America

Legalism in Latin America

by | Sep 21, 2025

Leticia, Colombia, c. 1996  Reluctantly, the missionary admitted to an American audience that his wife wore slacks on their mission field in Colombia. Knowing the conservative nature of this congregation, the missionary correctly feared that his honesty...
What’s in a Name

What’s in a Name

by | Sep 21, 2025

What’s in a name?  A great deal! When high school boys were to take a basic class in cooking and homemaking, the name “Home Economics” was a turn off.  For two years boys attended only grudgingly. It was not working.  The school board needed a new approach....
Weekend Wonder vs. Known, Steady Soldier

Weekend Wonder vs. Known, Steady Soldier

by | Jul 14, 2025

Recently we were in Kathmandu, Nepal. A kind pastor not only gave us their bedroom, but invited me to preach at his church.  I was the weekend wonder.  Later, I wrote the following which Pastor Umesh Bishunke read to his people:...