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The Holy Spirit and Prayer

September 16, 2023

Have you ever thought about the role the Holy Spirit plays in your prayer life? As with every aspect of our Christian life, Christ must be the source in order for it be Godly. Christ in the Christian (by the power of His Spirit) is the Christian life. The same is true of prayer! We […]

Two-sided Communication

September 11, 2023

Continued reflections on Missionary/Member Care as the role of the Church . . . if you didn’t read my last newsletter, the opening thoughts are here. When your church sends missionaries you’re sending them into a spiritual battle and they need you to be in the background cheering them on and praying for them. They need affirmation when […]

The Prospects of a Prayer-Filled Life

September 10, 2023

Do we (do I) believe in the power of prayer? Sure I give verbal assent to it, and I even preach of it’s importance, but the fact that it still does not motivate my behavior in a significant way, shows me that I still don’t really believe it. If I/we understood what a life of […]

Imagine it! Believe it!

September 10, 2023

All true Christians have received life from Christ. The majority, however, know nothing about the more abundant life that He is willing to bestow and this is most evident by our prayer life. For a true life of prayer it is necessary that we walk in an ever-increasing experience of that overflowing life. Abundant life […]

(47) – Deeply loved

September 10, 2023

The Preface: Have you ever wondered if God really cares? Are you tempted to doubt God’s love at times? How often do you look for the approval of man instead of God? The Passage: Matt 11:2-19; Luke 7:18-35 The Process: The Purpose: What was God doing? Why did He have this written down? The religious […]

(48) The Definition of Success

September 10, 2023

The Preface: What is your definition of success? What are the conditions of success for you? Is success for you about the end result, or is it defined by the process? The Passage: Matt 11:20-30: The Process: The Purpose: What was God doing? Why did He have this written down? It is clear that, although […]

Back to School

September 8, 2023

We’ve been back in the states for 3+ months now and our furlough is close to being half over. We plan on heading back to the field at the end of February or beginning of March 2024. The kids are just now starting school for the year and Alisha is now in her third trimester. […]

Bibles Have Landed

September 4, 2023

We have received word that the container ship carrying the Simbari Bibles has arrived in Papua New Guinea and the palettes of Bibles have been offloaded. They are still in the port city waiting to be trucked up to our mission center in the highlands. Please pray that they will be delivered soon. Prepping for […]

Papatar Believers: Evident and Attractive

September 4, 2023

1 Peter 2:9 has always served as such an encouragement to me. This verse tells us who we are and what we are to do as believers: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous […]

Can We Be Candid About: Our Ministry?

September 1, 2023

We want to take this chance to explain a change in our ministry that’s taken place over the past few months. This will help you understand why we’ve been as quiet as we have been. Much of the past three years serving with Equip Asia was a form-fitted ministry for both Bethany and me, one […]