Tag Archives: mission trips

I’ll pray about it

Several of us went to see TobyMac last winter and they had a person speak on behalf of a child sponsorship program.  And the speaker told us that the majority of us didn’t even need to pray about sponsoring a … Continue reading

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We’re going to need backup.

Well meaning friends will sometimes warn us to not bite off more than we can chew. And God is just the opposite. Continue reading

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Being willing to go, but being told to stay

I learned in a preaching class in seminary that you can say something in a sermon and people will hear something other than what you said.  I find that to be true.  I listen to a lot of sermons.  Today … Continue reading

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An unusually sappy blog coming from me… what matters?

I’m reading a book called, “Through Painted Deserts“.  It’s unlike most of the books I read.  I usually read books like Radical from Davit Platt that make me feel like I should move to a third world country and be … Continue reading

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With great expectations

Yesterday someone named Grier from Samaritan’s Purse in New York called to talk to us about our mission trip there next week.  I put her on speakerphone so Diane could hear everything.  Grier told us some things she thought we … Continue reading

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Practice what you preach

As a pastor, part of my job is to stand before the church each Sunday and speak a message to the congregation about being followers of Jesus.  As a Christian (and as a pastor), my job is also to seize … Continue reading

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So many worthwhile ways to spend/give your money

“…at the end as we reflect on our lives, how cool would it be to have ‘helped to start a girls’ home in Haiti for the glory of Jesus’ on our resume?” Continue reading

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