Today was our last day in Egichikeni, as we visited the villages / homes we have been visiting all week to say “goodbye” and pray a blessing on their family. Kathy and Sara spent time with the family of the man who committed his life to Christ at church Sunday morning. Brian and I visited… Read More »
Summer of Sharing 2015: Zambia – Day Three in Egichikeni
Today’s post is going to be short because it’s been a long day and we’re all ready for bed. The team genuinely appreciates your prayers for us and those with whom we are sharing the Bible stories. God is working and the crowds are getting larger at village / home. Today’s story was about Jesus… Read More »
Summer of Sharing 2015: Zambia – Day Two in Egichikeni
Today was the second day for our team to visit homes in Egichikeni and it was obvious God was at work. Kathy Troutman and I, along with our interpreter, returned to the three homes we visited yesterday, plus two more homes. What we encountered was not what we expected. In this culture children stay in… Read More »
Tuesday Links for 4.07.2015
Below are links to some important and inspiring stories I encourage you to read. 80,000-plus Bibles shipped to Cuba for Baptist churches by the International Mission Board of our Southern Baptist Convention. Your giving to missions at FBC helped pay for this. Niger’s persecuted Christians address fear with faith – an amazing story of love and boldness… Read More »
Johannes Gutenberg’s Wednesday News & Views
This week’s Wednesday News & Views is dedicated to Johannes Gutenberg and the printing press. With Gutenberg’s development of the printing press in 1450, mass production of written materials became a reality. Books could now be produced and sold by the multiple thousands, a radical departure from what had been the norm. By 1500, printing… Read More »
Reading the Bible
It was a very basic edition of the Bible featuring the King James translation. The cover was black and there were no study helps. It was the only copy of the Bible in our house and I don’t remember ever seeing anyone read it. As a kid I was intrigued by it. Occasionally I would… Read More »
The Holy Spirit and God’s Word
John 14-15 includes several verses where Jesus discussed the Holy Spirit with His disciples shortly before His arrest and crucifixion. This week’s devotions will focus on what He said and what we can learn from it. Read John 14:26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will… Read More »
The Path of Sinners and the Law of the LORD
Read the following Bible verses several times: Psalm 1:1-2 Verse 1 “How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers!” Verse 2 “But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His… Read More »