Month: March 2012

What helps and what doesn’t?  When are we doing more harm that good?  Those are the questions all of us need to ask when we do a mercy/human care trip, or a short term mission trip or even when we take offerings and...

When the North Dakota and the Minnesota North Districts started down the path of partnering and focusing on a mercy/human care emphasis there was a lot of discussion about what we are doing and what we have done.  There are so...

I am writing my sermons for Lent this year based on 2nd Peter 1.  Peter tells us to add to the faith, the faith that is a gift that can’t be earned, certain things.  Of course I get nervous when I do this because I had...

 I am trying to collect my thoughts as to what makes a good trip over to our partner churches and what exactly it is that we are trying to do.  Ultimately we are trying to help feed and care for orphans and children in real...

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 We have an old Tom cat that hangs around our place.  We can’t get near him but we feed him and he drinks the water out of the...