Posts from June 2023

Philippines Mission Letter: May 2023

Click to download the letter. Dear Brethren, May the Lord’s peace encompass you and may His grace overflow in your life. We keep on using God’s Word to communicate moral values and inspire change in the local government employees. The goal is to help those who work in public service understand how their lives can be fulfilling and productive when guided by strong faith-based principles. By emphasizing moral values during the flag ceremony and in their offices, employees are reminded…

Three Motivations for VBS

The amount of prayer, planning, and work that it takes to make a Vacation Bible School a success is tremendous. For many churches, though, VBS is just a “thing” they do because they have always done it. While it takes a lot of effort, it just kind of happens and then is forgotten until a few weeks or so before that usual time slot on the calendar starts drawing near the next year. But even then, there can be excitement…

There is Much to Do!

There is an old hymn (written in 1873) in our songbook titled “There is Much to Do” (#658). Known for its repeated: “Here am I, send me,” the song encourages the church to be ready for action and willing to “go” evangelize. This month in particular, that song rings a little different. This week, until the end of the month, the average noise level of the building will increase tenfold. I still look on with shock and awe at the…

Why I Love Camp

Lord willing, we’ll be on our way Sunday morning to this year’s session of Camp Bandina. I love going to a Christian camp. I don’t love it because the counselors there are perfect, but because they’re servants of the Perfect One. As counselors, we all bring our faults and flaws right along with us, but we get a chance to serve God by teaching His perfect love and His perfect ways to the campers. I don’t love it because it’s…