Nothing but Love

The greatest friend of purity is that which purifies. The gold is not afraid of the fire – only the dross is afraid of the fire. To be free from dross is to be free from fear. For the gold to desire the dross is to desire its own greatest hindrance. “Hereby know we that […]

A Week of Training and Trusting

Written Friday, April 3, 2009 Greetings from Skiatook, OK! I want to thank everyone for your prayers and update you on how relaxing and rejuvenating this first week has been training and getting to know the team that I will be teaching with until mid-May. Last Saturday 16 of us loaded up and headed to Eagle Springs […]

To Top It Off

Six tries. One hit. I don’t have any pictures for this one, but it’s yet another memory from our public school teaching that stands out in my memory. After lunch break, the school became very quiet. Many teachers as well as the students were taking their nap as usual, but one teacher extended the invitation […]

Pic of the Month: April ’09

Spring Crocus

A Peek Inside the Tabernacle

Have you ever gotten lost while trying to read through Leviticus and Numbers? You dutifully stumble through your three chapters for the day, only to close your Bible wondering, “What was all that about?” Me too! I knew God included them for a purpose, but I would always seem to get hung up on all […]

The High Places of the Earth, Part III

Yu Shan! Po Hau’s invitation and orchestration efforts all paid off on March 6 and 7 when he and his brother Po Song, three from Nan Jung Junior High School, four others and I met up for an intense two-day hike. The first night was spent not far from the Tatung Vistor Center, and for […]

A thought for the day

Some of a country’s truest patriots are those who ennoble the character of its citizens with the most orderly of music.

Mountain Lions

The mountain lion has more names than any other mammal. cougar, panther, puma, mountain lion, Mexican cat, Wildcat, and Catamount. How did it get all these names? The cougar has a wide habitat range, from the prairies of Texas to the snow of Canada, so, as the many different people came to America they each […]

Thailand

God can work through a wide variety of situations in life to give us His bigger picture and turn our attention off of ourselves. The first trip to the Orient in 2004 definitely left me a bit wiser. Staying in Taiwan for two consecutive years has stretched me even more. Then recently, living for a […]

A Day with Bev Shea

No other person in history has sung to more people than George Beverly Shea. Known as "America’s Beloved Gospel Singer," his unmistakable rich baritone voice has proclaimed the Gospel message in song to over 200 million people around the globe! In crusade after crusade, his passionate solo would set the tone for Billy Graham’s salvation […]