Thanks for your prayers for my ministry on Wednesday evening. The Lord helped the Powerpoint presentation to flow smoothly. My delivery wasn’t quite as smooth, since it was my first time giving the sermon, but I believe I was able to communicate the main point. I leave at 8am for my trip to SE Asia [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Trip to Southeast Asia and India
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged India, SE Asia on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Busy Days
Posted in deputation, ministry, tagged India on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The time finally came last Wednesday to leave the sunny south for the snowy north. I headed to Morgantown, WV, for a meeting at Faith Baptist Church. Though the auditorium was cold because of heating problems, the welcome was very warm, and I’m thankful for the chance I had to minister there. That area is [...]
The Christian in Complete Armour
Posted in personal, tagged Gurnall on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
During one of my multiple trips across Pennsylvania this past fall, I took the time to stop by The Banner of Truth Trust in Carlisle, PA, to see what kind of deals they had in their scratch/dent section. I noticed William Gurnall’s The Christian in Complete Armour for half price–$24. I quickly snatched it up and [...]
First Deputation Meeting in 2010
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cheraw, India on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I took a quick trip this past weekend to Cheraw, SC, leaving on Sat afternoon and returning late Sun evening. I greatly enjoyed my time with Pastor David Bradshaw, his family, and his church (Calvary Baptist Church). My preaching in the AM service went fairly well, but my presentation in the PM service went extremely [...]
2009 in Review
Posted in deputation, ministry, personal, tagged new year on January 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve developed the habit of reviewing the past year on the first day of the new year. As I look back over 2009, my thoughts quickly turn back to the fateful incident on the dangerous sledding hill in Grand Rapids. Actually, the hill was quite tame, but a unique concurrence of events brought extremely painful [...]