Seven of us crowded into a van and headed west to Holland, Michigan from Hudsonville. We were scheduled to serve lunch to the Holland Mission residents. One of the residents is from our church and is completing the program and learning to be a certified builder by trade. This was the first time a band [...]
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The politically correct framework around the birth story of Jesus is that Joseph and Mary were homeless. Well, this is patently and politically incorrect.
Joseph, because of an imperial decree for more taxes, had to travel from his home in Nazareth to Bethlehem to register for the tax census. Joseph had a job. He was a [...]
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Posted in Culture, Jesus, Ministry, Places on Sep 30th, 2009
Peter had to meet Cornelius. Not just so Cornelius could hear the message of salvation in Jesus, but so Peter could be liberated from the enculturation of his faith (Acts 10). Cornelius receives Peter with expectant joy. Peter arrives with spiritual trepidation.
I like being in Ukraine because I am immersed for a time in [...]
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If you want a fascinating perspective on USAmerican politics, come to Ukraine. You know about Ukraine’s turbulent, at times, very tragic history under Stalin and as a member country of the former U.S.S.R. What Ukrainians don’t understand is why, under Obama and his administration, the U.S.A. wants to go socialist in light of the wreckage [...]
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I am sitting by the railing on the second floor in Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, eating my McDonald’s breakfast (typical American that I am). I look down and I see a little girl, maybe four years old, walking in the light of a spotlighted advertisement for the perfume/cosmetic shop nearby. The shop beamed their name [...]
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Posted in Culture, Ministry, Places, Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2009
Children and victims of the Forced Famine 1932-33
I don’t understand the reluctance of the Western world to come strongly to the defense, support and well-being of Ukraine. Ukraine’s history is second to none in terms of living under harsh political oppression. Ukrainians generally are peace-loving and seek to pose no threat in their region. Western allies [...]
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