A different post this Saturday morning. It’s easy to fall into the trap of talking about progress and success in life and ministry. Yes, good intentions do not matter nearly so much as concrete results. If I hear the phrase “strategic planning” one more time, I will scream. Yet focusing on the positive end-results can …
We met Reg and Cesca Genter way back in 1997 (I think), before any of our kids were born. We were invited to First Baptist Church of White Lake, MI, now Woodside Bible Church. Woodside continues to support us monthly, for which we are very grateful. *Reg told us about his sister, Ruth Rivera. Ruth’s …
Last year was the first year that we attended a Pastors Conference sponsored by Word of Life Mexico. It was a great time. So this past week, from Tuesday to Thursday, we returned to Ixtapa, Mexico, inviting several more friends to accompany us. It was great! The theme for this year: Set Apart for the …
I get my book list probably from the same place you do…from friends who say, “Hey, you gotta read this book!” So here are books that I’m reading or have read recently that I would heartily recommend. Shrink, Faithful Ministry in a Church-Growth Culture, by Tim Suttle. Great book! Thanks, Andrew, for recommending it. A …
This past Wednesday, son David and I, along with pastor friend Erik Morga and his wife Patty and daughter Annie left Mexico City around 4:45 a.m. to start what has become our annual trip to the missions conference at Rio Grande Bible Institute. Erik and I went to represent our little Mexican mission called FAMEX, …
If you would have told us in early March, 2013 that our son would be finishing out his last two years of high school in Pennsylvania, well, we wouldn’t have believed you! But all that changed after a quick visit to PA that month, at which time we were involved in a missions conference at …
About a month ago, Mayra and I were invited to a missions conference at the Villa de las Flores Bible church in northern Mexico City. There we ended up sitting with José (Pepe) Rivero and his Uruguayan wife, Selva. Pepe and Selva work as missionaries at the Word of Life camp outside of Bernal, Querétaro, …
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