Dear Family, Friends and others interested in Haiti Mission:
I am sending this letter to people and churches who have expressed an interest in previous mission trips, the current trip to Haiti, have gone on a trip, or in some way have supported the previous trips either financially, through prayers or in some other way.
Read MoreMost churches, synagogues, mosques and congregations have relatively few young adults who participate regularly.
Read MoreABC-Northwest congregations have been invited to participate in the “My Hope with Billy Graham” project which will launch in November 2013. Greg Matthews is the Northwest coordinator for this evangelistic outreach.
Read MoreDo you know who your church is attempting to reach? A common response is, “everyone.” Which, often means, no one in particular, resulting in a scattered, unfocused, often non-existent outreach effort.
Read MoreI’m writing these words watching the inauguration of President Barack Obama while reflecting on the courage of Martin Luther King, and his striving for justice for all people regardless of color.
Read MoreNot long after coming to the northwest my wife encouraged me to take up fly fishing again. She’s a good wife. Actually, she thought our son would love this Northwest sport. Plus it would be something we could do together. She was right on both counts. Now he out fishes me on any day. (Proof of such can be found on my Facebook page.) As I was learning to think like a trout someone said, “You’ve got to fish the seams.” That was confusing advice at first, but I found it to be true...
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