Followers of Jesus probably end up turning off others when we talk too much about being the “body of Christ”. After all, it does sound a bit presumptuous at best… Nevertheless, it’s a pretty central part of our identity, both …
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Gunma in my blood
Gunma Prefecture is about 100km north of Tokyo and my roots go pretty deep there. Our family lived in Gunma from the time of my birth until my first trip to the U.S. at age 5. I still have lots …
A Cold Night in San’ya
San’ya is the city that no longer exists. During the Edo period (17th-19th cent.) this area was known as Fujiwara, the red-light district. Later came the name San’ya which means mountain valley, for there used to be a mountain (actually …
Back in the Groove
O.K.! I confess! I am guilty of neglecting this blog for ages! (Over 6 months to be exact!) I guess it just gets discouraging when there isn’t any feedback. But others have told me they are looking, even if not …
Summer Camp
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Written on July 1st, 2009
Filed under: home assignment, missions
Tags: Add new tag, itineration
Filed under: home assignment, missions
Tags: Add new tag, itineration
I spent a wonderful week from June 21st thru June 27th high in the Rockies at Covenant Heights, a denominational camp site near Estes Park. I had a blast playing the role of camp missionary, staff assistant, and whatever else …
Wet Washington
I’m on my way back to Colorado Springs after 17 days in Washington State; and in all fairness, it only rained about half of those 17 days, so by local standards it would be fair to say the whether was …
A Very Warm Week!
Hydi and I had the privilege of attending the Covenant Asia Missionary Retreat in Chantaburi, Thailand last week! We flew from Colorado Springs to Bangkok via LA and Tokyo on Feb. 13th and after a late night arrival and overnight …
A Really Cold Week
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Written on February 18th, 2009
Filed under: home assignment, missions
Tags: mid-winter
Filed under: home assignment, missions
Tags: mid-winter
I flew to Chicago on January 31st and drove a rented car down to Lafayette, IN. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the Evangelical Covenant Church where I preached on Sunday morning and met with church members over lunch. This …
Holidays in California
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Written on January 10th, 2009
Filed under: home assignment, missions
Tags: Department of World Mission, itineration, vacation
Filed under: home assignment, missions
Tags: Department of World Mission, itineration, vacation
We got off to an early morning start from Colorado Springs on December 20th and by night fall we were at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. We spent the night in the park and got up early the …
Great Lakes Region Report
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Written on November 23rd, 2008
Filed under: home assignment, missions
Tags: itineration
Filed under: home assignment, missions
Tags: itineration
Well, it’s time for an update. I’ve spent a wonderful week in OH, PA and NY. Thanks to some superb ground work, I was able to visit eight churches in eight days!
Sun. Oct. 16 Bethany Covenant Church, Lyndhurst, OH…
