Planning For Preaching
The most important responsibility a pastor or missionary has is to teach and preach the Word of God. Because of that, preparation for preaching must a priority. So many things in our lives and so many needs in the lives
Furlough Schedule Is Filling Up!
Over the last several weeks we have been able to book quite a few meetings for our 10-month furlough from September 2012 until June 2013. At the moment, we still have a quite a few openings, but they are filling
Advice for a Young Person Trying to Find the Will of God for Their Life
Recently, I was emailed by a young man asking me to give him some advice on how to find the will of God for his life. Below are a few thoughts that I wrote down and emailed to him: Read
Great Time with Chris Stansell & Wayne Breeden
We had a great week with Chris Stansell and Wayne Breeden from South Haven Baptist Church in Springfield. They were a huge blessing to us in the following ways: Brought a bunch of gifts for us and for the children.
Chris Stansell & Wayne Breeden Visiting from TN
About 9 years ago, I met Bro. Chris Stansell from South Haven Baptist Church in Springfield, TN. Teri and I were at a missions conference at his home church, and since then Bro. Stansell has kept in touch with us.
Ideas for Ladies on How to Be a Blessing to Missionaries
Teri sent this list to me from a friend on Facebook who compiled a list of ways to be a blessing to missionaries. The list was prepared to teach a Pastor’s Wives’ class in Bible College. Maybe some of the ideas will
April 2012 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastors & Praying Friends, From the end of January until St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, we put a great deal of work into renovating our church building. We painted walls, insulated, opened fire exits, and did many small
Book Review: Planting Growing Churches by Aubrey Malphurs
One of the most thorough books on church planting I have ever read is Aubrey Malphurs book Planting Growing Churches. Reasons why I like his book: It gives a comprehensive look at the church planting process from the preparation stage
Thankful for a New Pulpit
A pastor friend here in Northern Ireland, Kenny Wilson, once told me, “You can tell a great deal about how important the preaching of the Word of God is to a church by the pulpit of that church.” We do
2012 Men’s Retreat in Waterford, Ireland
On Thursday, James, Grant, and I left for Waterford and the Men’s Retreat hosted by Bible Baptist Church in Ballincollig, Cork. We had a wonderful time at the Retreat. It was great to worship God and be challenged along with