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November 28 Update – Thanksgiving

November 28, 2021

Verses for the week Lam 3:21 I dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the Lord never ends. His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Dear friends, It was a difficult week for our youngest son Caleb. If any of you saw the news […]

Your God is Your Appetite

November 28, 2021

Bible Passage Philippians 3 Phil 3:1 Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. I never get tired of telling you these things, and I do it to SAFEGUARD your faith. Phil 3:3 We who worship by the Spirit are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ has […]

His Mercies are New Every Morning

November 28, 2021

Bible Passages Lam 3:21-27 I dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the Lord never ends. His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, the Lord is my inheritance; therefore I hope in Him! The Lord is good to those who […]

Becoming God’s Ideal Team Player

November 28, 2021

Bible Reading: Ephesians 5 Devotional Thoughts: I have preparing to teach a module on how to be the ideal team player. In preparation I am re-reading the book, “The Ideal Team Player” by Patrick Lencioni. While it’s a secular book, and the main characteristic they try to avoid is a bit brash, the principles are […]

God is Able to Accomplish His Work

November 28, 2021

Bible Passages Eph 3:6; Eph 3:10-20 1 Thess 4:7 God has called us to live holy lives…1 Thess 4:11-12 Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, […]

Giving Thanks for Discipleship!

November 25, 2021

We’ve come to the end of a long workday. Everything is busy and bustling as usual, just like any other day. Oh, and it’s Thanksgiving Day. Here in Papua New Guinea, we don’t celebrate all the American holidays. Even after being here so many years, it’s still strange to have a regular workday on Thanksgiving […]

Convenience

November 23, 2021

Convenience is very different here in the city than it is in the US. Let me give you just one example . . . The last few days it’s been quite hot and I haven’t felt like cooking a hot meal in the evening. Instead, I decided to just have a salad, and so I […]

Happy Thanksgiving

November 22, 2021

“For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.” 2 Cor.4:15 Happy Thanksgiving! I love how Paul puts it so clearly…as we receive grace, our thanksgiving should increase, and as our thanksgiving increases, God is glorified! This is […]

Tragedy in Waukesha …

November 22, 2021

Yesterday, on November 21, tragedy struck our little town of Waukesha. During the annual Christmas parade, a man drove his vehicle through the crowd and parade participants, fatally harming five individuals and injuring close to fifty others. Many of our staff and students were in that crowd. One minute they were enjoying the activities and […]

Thanksgiving 2021

November 21, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving (To you Americans anyway) We are looking forward to gathering together with those of us left here on the center. We have 4 missionary families and one PNG Citizen family. So Thursday, although it’s still a work day here in PNG, we will get together for a potluck and an evening of fellowship. […]