Any of you ever read about this tyrannical elder in the church?  I think I met his brother a few years ago in Mississippi. 9 I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. 10 So if I come, I will bring up what …

J. Hudson Taylor was the founder of the China Inland Mission.  One day a man, attempting to find out the difficulties of missionary work, asked Hudson Taylor, what is the hardest mission in the world? Without any hesitation whatsoever, Hudson Taylor replied, “The hardest mission in the world is submission to God.”

God has used James 4:6-8 to help teach me how to resist the devil: 6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but  gives grace to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he …

And they shall be called The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord; and you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. Isaiah 62:12 The surpassing grace of God is seen very clearly in that we were not only sought, but sought out. Men seek for a thing which is lost upon the …

I know many of you have been speaking with our Father recently. Thank you for checking in with Him about our needs. We are doing well. Today is another big travel day. I’d like to thank David (March 18), Tait (March 25) and Steven (March 4, 21, 28) for speaking in my absence. I am …

My friend, Ron Ethridge, posted this article on his blog a couple of years ago. It is a story that has meant much to me since then. Perhaps the Lord will use it to minister to you. The Borden family is remembered these days primarily for two things… the dairy enterprise named for them and …

Several years ago I heard the testimony of an elderly missionary who was returning from the foreign field to the United States to live out the days he had left with his married daughter in the Midwest. Upon arriving on the California coast he boarded a bus to begin his trip across the country.  The …

This article was taken from a recent entry on The Gospel Coalition Blog In order to understand China today, it’s helpful to understand this simple rule: nothing is as it seems. In fact, I would say this rule applies when observing and analyzing nearly all segments of life in China: politics, economy, social relationships, and …

15 But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace, 16 was pleased to reveal his Son to me in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles… Galatians 1:15-16a

The work we are doing for our Father kicks into overdrive this week.  We are working in some areas we have never worked before.  Our goal is to make our Father proud.  We have much to do.  We will be starting early each morning and working late into the night. When you speak with Him, …