GETHSEMANE The image of a cross I see in the tear of Him who would die for me, a tear, or is it blood, I cannot tell. Underneath the stars is He, fallen in such agony, then His eyes meet mine. Could it be He is telling me that He is going to Calvary for […]
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Another video from Adventures in Life Ministry and Dave Miller from a recent medical mission week in northern Oaxaca, Mexico.
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While in Oaxaca I was able to speak at length with Gaspar. By “at length” I mean for probably around 4 hours. I never get bored hearing his stories, and am always challenged by his life, both present and past. He related that he continues to have physical repercussions for the beating all over his
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This past weekend I drove to Oaxaca with three friends from the church. Oaxaca is beautiful and very different from the chaos of Mexico City. The fields and mountains, the warm wind, the swaying grass…oh how I needed to see and feel that. We packed the van with supplies for a medical mission with AIL
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Tomorrow at noon a group of us will be going through four huge black plastic bags full of donated medicine…everything from calcium pills to hypertension medicine to vitamins to syringes to diabeites pills. All of it was recently donated to us by another non-profit here, and much of it is past or very close to
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The original intention of this second and last blog post about the end of the world was to discuss briefly how a follower of Jesus should react to all of this. If you missed Part 1, you can check it out HERE. But who would have thought that Russia would be engaged in active military
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A conversation with a friend, then two recent sermons have confirmed in me what I have been sensing…we are cruising ever more quickly towards the end of the world. The promise of Jesus’ return can be felt in the air, apparent with every daily news cycle, perceived by anyone with even faint Biblical intuition. The
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Long ago as part of my orientation to Mexico I was required to read a short book about the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico. It was entitled Good Neighbors, by John Conlon. The book talked about the significant differences between the two countries, but in a positive, constructive way. We need a positive, more
What dispenses grace? The Roman Catholic church believes that God’s grace is given and received through a number of rites and ceremonies called “sacraments.” We as Christians believe that there is only one way to receive God’s grace…through faith in Jesus and His redemptive work in His death and resurrection. There are two ceremonies, however,
One of the privileges of living between cultures is that we are able to channel resources in strategic and very specific ways. A small gift can make a big difference in the life of someone in Mexico who otherwise may not have access to something potentially life changing. I remember the tears of joy from