If Jesus wasn’t an American, we wouldn’t have to sing the same songs translated into every language in the world from our centuries old leaders. We could sing songs in minor key, or chant, or simply stare into the sky. If Jesus wasn’t an American, we wouldn’t have to weekly visit a dingy building lined…
John MacArthur recently held a conference specifically to attack “Charismatic” Christians. The conference called “Strange Fire” was on October 16-18, 2013 at Grace Community Church, Southern California. John MacArthur is the pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969. He has written or edited more than 150 books including a commentary series…
For as much traveling as I do you would think I would have attained the top tier of a frequent flyer program, however, Cambodia is not a hub for any airline and most of my flights are on budget airlines (truly cattle class). However, one of my favorite airlines is EVA Air based out of…
I was shocked, just like the nation and much of the world, at the bombing of the Boston Marathon. In the first video feed I saw an elderly runner fall off his feet, likely hit my shrapnel. My eyes fixated on him. People didn’t know what to do. They didn’t know what happened. Yet, in…
As Christians on this earth christened with the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), we have been told to “go into all the world.” For centuries it was a rare few that ventured into boats and disappeared across the horizon in the search of lost souls to bring to Christ. Though missionaries have been attached to local…
After working in Cambodia for nearly two decades I have noticed how my perceptions, opinions and effectiveness have changed over the years. When I first came to Cambodia I thought that I would be able to make significant changes in the nation in a few months, at most in a year or so. Looking back…
I love Christmas. I love singing Christmas songs. According to my Philippine background, I celebrate Christmas in all the “ber” months! So from SeptemBER to DecemBER I celebrate! I have about 20 CD’s of Christmas music which I play nearly non-stop, and yes I do dream of “a white Christmas” and hearing “sleigh bells”. Of…
On Tuesday, December 4 at about 3 o’clock in the morning Typhoon Bopha, called “Pablo” in the Philippines, hit Eastern Mindanao island in the Philippines. When the eye slammed into the rugged east coast of Mindanao it was a Category 5 storm, simply called a “Super Typhoon” in the Philippines. It’s winds were over 150…
For nearly three years we have been working on solutions for flooding in Poipet. We have helped schools, communities and people all across Poipet get out of the annual floods which devastated the city. Long gone are massive floods which inundate the whole city, but there are still pockets of flooding left due to a…
Our day started early. Craig and Holly, from Australia on sabbatical from Stairway Church, are helping us with the new church plant. Their day started the earliest. Their cute baby girl started vomiting in the night. It was a long night for them. Added to that, it rained all night. When we got up in…