American liberty took a serious blow yesterday, February 13, 2016 when Antonin Scalia passed away. If you were not concerned up until now…well, it’s time. Supreme Court Justice Scalia was one of the best moves Reagan made in his quest for making America great and keeping her free. Things are about to change… We are […]
DON’T READ, PASTOR! – MISSIONARY PHILOSOPHY II – Job Interview – WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE ASKED
Is it not for me to define what type of ministry a church decides is missions-support worthy. After all, anybody may hire anyone at any time to do just about anything and call it want you want. However, for missionaries who say they are going to spread the gospel overseas with your money, here are […]
Philippines Part 2 – DAY LATE AND 20 DOLLARS SHORT
Read part 1 here… It was January of 2003 and I did not have a cell phone yet. I had been in touch with Mrs. M____ to iron out details of plane tickets and things. I had scraped together my $850 for the trip and sent that money off. My ticket was ready. The […]
HEAVEN
Years ago I wrote several doctrinal essays while acquiring my master’s degree in church growth. I am currently attempting to assemble them in book form which will be offered digitally. All of the essays are written in iambic pentameter. Here is one I wrote on heaven. Heaven’s not a dream, not just a concept; Not […]
UNWANTED CHILDREN
I have visited the orphanages here in Bulgaria where the unwanted live. Children with no parents or children who were simply unwanted. If you are a gypsy or have Downs or a cleft palate, doubly sad. You are doubly unwanted. You are a shame to your family if they even acknowledge you and many are […]
Book Review 4: ARGO
[symple_skillbar title=”Too Good to be Bad” percentage=”68″ color=”#1d50bf” show_percent=”true”] The US embassy in Tehran, Iran had been overrun. Several Americans were taken hostage and would not be released for over a year. Several others had escaped the compound, but had to be extricated. ARGO recounts Agent Mendez’s outside-of-the-box solution – pretending to be a […]
Cam Newton – The Face of Change
There has never been anyone to which he can be compared – so said Cam Newton. Ok, I will agree with him. There have been quarterbacks who have done stupid things like steal laptops. In past generations we were taught that stealing was wrong so all the blame does not go on Cam’s shoulders for […]
Missionary Philosophy 1 – TENTMAKER
I am going to broach this subject only because I have spent the last twelve years on the field. It may be inferred that I am anti-missionary in these posts on missionaries so I will state more than once that I am not anti-missionary. Unfortunately, the attitudes and philosophical problems I have encountered have not […]
Philippines – Part 1 – HOW’D THAT HAPPEN
Katie and I had been traveling for a year on deputation. It was December of 2002. I was 24 and ready to get to the field. Every service we attended, every question we answered and just about every thought about our future was focused on Bulgaria. We were coming down to the last six or […]
The Purpose
This is the first poem (besides “roses are red” poems) that I wrote. I was 16. The meter is really bad. I am very particular about meter. I usually don’t finish reading a poem that doesn’t follow meter so I apologize to those of you who are like me. If you can’t finish it…I […]