Category Archives: Missions

Reflections on Christian Missions

SOCIALISTS AND CAPITALISTS – A STUDY IN CONTRASTS

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

In September I had the strange experience of traveling from a week in Venezuela to a Business as Mission Conference in Philadelphia. The contrast between a nation where an experiment in socialism has gone extremely wrong, and a gathering of … Continue reading →

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OF NATIONS

Posted on May 25, 2018 by

“Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven”. Acts 2:5 I’ve been reading in the book of Acts recently. This book tells of the establishment of the church as believers in Jerusalem begin to form … Continue reading →

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BLEEDING HANDS AND BLISTERED FEET

Posted on December 25, 2017 by

– A Christmas Meditation – Through a series of recent mishaps my fingers got cut. First, I cleared out the sink and did the dishes. I wiped a glass, not realizing it had fallen into the sink and the rim … Continue reading →

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Malatya Remembered

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

One day in April of 2007 I was sitting in my office in Richmond when I received a call from a friend. “Some guys have been held hostage and we believe they may have been murdered. We don’t know who … Continue reading →

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OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

Reflections on Matthew chapter 2: 13-23 The Escape to Egypt 13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. … Continue reading →

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Ashes to Ashes & Dust to Dust – A Lenten Reflection

Posted on February 13, 2016 by

When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit – Ephesians 1:13 – Earlier this month Jill and I said goodbye to her uncle. JE had lived all his eighty-eight years on the land. … Continue reading →

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THE BANQUET

Posted on December 22, 2015 by

Europe is currently facing the largest migration of peoples since the Second World War. Many of those who are coming to Europe are displaced from Syria by the civil war there and the depredations of the Islamic State. However there … Continue reading →

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