Tag Archives: missionaries

Blooming where you are planted

Posted on August 28, 2018 by He stirs up the people...

We have chipmunks that gather sunflower seeds that fall from the bird feeders and then plant them all over the place.  The other day I took this picture of some sunflower seeds that began blooming in a pot with a … Continue reading →

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The joy of salvation

Posted on February 3, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

I had an epiphany this morning.  I love the word epiphany and I do not get to use it often enough.  I explain the meaning of the word as having a “light bulb moment” when you suddenly understand or gain … Continue reading →

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God is aware of you

Posted on January 27, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

When I go places on mission I frequently tell people to whom we are ministering some version of this:  God has not forgotten you.  When delivering rice and beans in Haiti, I tell people that God loves them, has not … Continue reading →

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Dull, mundane lives

Posted on January 23, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

My better half, Diane, is preparing to get back to Frostburg State University for her last semester.  She will graduate in May.  FSU has a long winter break which ends on January 30.  Over this break she has spent a … Continue reading →

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A place prepared for you

Posted on August 17, 2016 by He stirs up the people...

I know a brother in Christ who is trying to decide what God would have him do next, what God would even have him do today.  I want the brother to join us in Andrews, SC next week, but I … Continue reading →

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I’ll pray about it

Posted on December 3, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

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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You’ll know when the time is right

Posted on October 22, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

Most Wednesdays I remove my phone from the case so I can plug it into the sound system in the church basement and listen to music and sermons as I prepare our community dinner.  My case has needed replaced for … Continue reading →

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My life of comfort

Posted on October 19, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

Last night I was on the couch.  I had the television on flipping back and forth between baseball and football, paying little attention to either.  I had just made a pot of decaf coffee and had some cheese sticks baking … Continue reading →

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Lukewarm churches to flee to

Posted on September 29, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

I’m listening to a Francis Chan sermon this afternoon.  In it, he says the primary reason to have kids is to raise up “warriors for Christ”.  We shouldn’t have kids simply to have fun little people running around who we … Continue reading →

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Circling the Airport – Foaming the Runway

Posted on September 5, 2014 by He stirs up the people...

I listened to pastor David Platt preach this morning and someone accused him of “foaming the runway”.  The term is a reference to what emergency crews on the ground do to prepare for the landing of a crippled airplane.  The … Continue reading →

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