About This Blog
Members of the Mission staff and board share their thoughts. Rhyme, reason, and rhythm do not enter the blogging world. Our bloggers randomly share their take on life, work, and the Great Commission. Their thoughts may be sad, humorous, or sobering. A blogger may plod slowly or lope exultantly. Enjoy their erratic meanderings.
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Change
Change is a challenge for all of us. We have a desire for the familiar. Some people have a greater capacity for ambiguity and can tolerate change with greater ease, but these people are rare. I read an interview with a…Continue reading»
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Trust
My predecessor at IM worked under the title “director of public relations.” When I took the job, we changed the moniker to “director of communications.” Over the last couple of years, I’ve come to the conclusion the name…Continue reading»
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Brazil...
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Brazil for some meetings with our Latin America regional missionaries. The meetings we had were very productive and we traveled to visit several of the mission works in the state…Continue reading»
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Just Another Prayer Meeting
It was just another prayer meeting with the usual number of attendees. Our Wednesday night prayer meetings at New Hope are held in a Sunday school classroom so that the choir can practice in the sanctuary. Many years ago,Continue reading»
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Lessons from Alan
My wife Jennifer and I have two children, 13-year-old Austin and 10-year-old Alan. Austin is a great kid: very intelligent, athletic, and quite the typical 13-year-old middle-schooler in many ways. Alan is anything…Continue reading»
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Loss
All of us experience loss. We lose our keys. We lose our glasses. Some lose hair and/or teeth. We lose the vigor we had in our youth and try to muster enough energy to get through the day. We lose friends when we move. …Continue reading»