“Where did you go on mission trips last year?” I get asked that question a lot. While I do a lot of work with small churches in the US and Canada, I know what the questioner means: “what countries did you go to and did you have any adventures?” Fact is, in the last few [...]
God bless the Meaford Church of Christ. Meaford is a tiny town on Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. The church has been there for 150 years, faithfully serving even though geographically and culturally isolated from most of their brethren. Most of the members have gray hair but that doesn’t stop them from hosting a wonderful [...]
I’m often asked how many languages I speak. Fact is, I’m barely coherent in English. I can manage to get my face slapped in several other languages, but the ones I am studying right now are the languages of Jesus. Now HE knew some languages. Let me explain… There is a street preacher in Glasgow, [...]
Holly Beach before Rita. A lovely little resort town. And then Holly Beach after Rita. When I visited there last week there was still nothing standing except for one nearly destroyed building and two portable toilets. Some of you wanted to see a before and after photo. I have others. Bear with me as I [...]
Just some quick notes. My son in law wrote a lovely blog about why he loves his wife, my daughter. It would be good for all of us to write and speak more about our husbands and wives. (www.joshgraves.blogspot.com) I am back in Michigan. Louisiana was wonderful — if you are referring to the people. [...]
I am still in Louisiana. I did a three day youth rally at Jennings, in the south central section of the state. It was a wonderful time spent with wonderful people. Standing room only for Saturday and Sunday. I am still stunned that teens will listen to me. What an honor! Yesterday, today, and tomorrow [...]
As many of you commented — on and off line — the Disaster Relief Agency is not our only well run charity. I know of two dozen or more that are very worthy and there have to be many times that number I haven’t heard of yet. When it can be so easy to attack [...]