Category: Ministry

You call that generous?

You call that generous?

This week Forbes hailed Mark Zuckerberg as one of “the most generous” people in America. I don’t think their standards are anything like God’s. Mr. Zuckerberg, in case you didn’t know, founded Facebook. He and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are worth $9.6 billion, according to Forbes. And in 2012, they gave away nearly $500 million. […]
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What am I doing to make disciples of all nations?

What am I doing to make disciples of all nations?

Julie and I have a great privilege. I’m not just talking about the opportunity to spend my “work day” focused on establishing churches among the world’s unreached people groups. That’s huge, and Julie and I are hugely grateful to those who give so we can do this work for which we do not receive a […]
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Article: a nonfictional prose composition …

Article: a nonfictional prose composition …

Would you rather read a dictionary or a novel? “A novel,” most people would say. That thought occurred to me after several of us had a discussion yesterday of how to answer the question, “What is New Tribes Mission?” Everyone came up with a definition. But why not tell a story? Here’s one that popped […]
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Off and running

Off and running

Would you please pray for Julie and me as we start 2013 at a dead run? This week I’m helping teach missionaries who’ve come to Florida from around the world about dealing with the media in crisis situations. Next week we head to Thailand, where I’ll take part in a forum of pastors and NTM […]
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What happens tomorrow?

What happens tomorrow?

I never expected where a request I received yesterday would lead me. I was asked to do a little research for NTM’s CEO, Larry M. Brown, having to do with the mission’s history. That led me to an account from Bruce Porterfield, one of NTM’s pioneering missionaries who passed on to glory in summer 2012. […]
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I got a bucket

I got a bucket

What did you get for Christmas? Yesterday my wife gave me a frying pan for Christmas and a bucket for my birthday. (Yes, I was born on December 25, and yes, they had calendars when I was born. Big stone ones. Crossing out the dates was a bear. But I digress.) I got some stocking-stuffers […]
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Blessed

Blessed

I sometimes wonder why I put up with the hardships of serving as a missionary. But not for long. It’s inspiring for me – and I hope for you as well – to be part of reaching tribes and transforming lives. To help hasten the day when people from every tongue, tribe and nation have […]
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Halfway there

Halfway there

This morning finds us in Dublin, Virginia, a little more than halfway to Pennsylvania, where I’ll take part in a conference Tuesday through Friday. For New Tribes Mission to play its role in completing the Great Commission in this generation, we need to send more people out to establish churches among unreached people groups. And […]
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An empty nest

An empty nest

Julie and I took Jon and Meghan and our grandson Daniel to the airport this morning to fly back to China – Hohhot, to be precise. Please pray that they have a good trip back, and especially that God sends people their way to be an encouragement and help to them as they fly literally […]
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Considering the why …

Considering the why …

“Why us?” the Patpatar believer asked. Sound familiar? You may have asked similar questions. But you probably haven’t asked them for quite the same reason as he asked. The man got up to speak at a going-away party for missionaries Aaron and Lori Luse.
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