Ministry Newsletter

I made my first trip to the tiny nation of Malawi, in southern Africa, in 2013. On my second visit, in 2016, I met the couple Tony and Charity Mkamanga, who pastor a Pentecostal church in the northern city of Mzuzu. I knew God was connecting me with them, so…...

Reading the psalms carefully like this has reminded me of the importance of being thankful every moment for all of God’s benefits....

God’s mercy and grace is always overflowing, but August was not an easy month....

This morning I was reading in Acts 20 when Paul shared his famous last words with the leaders of the Ephesian church. During his message he quotes Jesus saying: “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (verse 35). Theologians call this quote an “agrapha,” a saying of Jesus…...

Life is slowly returning to a new normal as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. Restaurants are busy and airports are crowded again. Thankfully I have been able to travel domestically for many months, and soon I will begin traveling internationally. But our lives have changed forever because of this global crisis,…...

Most of us in the United States can see the light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel. Restrictions have eased, people are traveling again and churches are gathering in-person. We are thankful that this scourge did not affect us adversely....