Monthly Archives: September 2023

This is the second of a planned four article series on what it means to live “life as it ought to be.” In the previous article, I described my experience of spiritual renewal in 2017. Since that time I have been seeking to understand how to live what missionary Norman Grubb calls “continuous revival.”2

It’s 7 am and the lights were just turned on in the kitchen at Victory Valley Camp as sleepy-eyed youth volunteers scramble into the kitchen. I was selected from 200 cups the night before to be placed on the dining room table to serve the day camp staff. At 7:30 am, they scramble into the dining room...

For most of my growing up, my dad constantly quoted one verse that was meaningful to him: And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also (2 Tim. 2:2). My dad taught me this was the very heart of being a...

Summer is upon us ... and that means less quiet time inside and more things to do outside! The changing of the seasons is a constant reminder that God’s promises are true (Gen. 8:20-22). It also reminds us that the summer camping season is right around the corner. Time to check out all the new things that...

I was reminiscing with my six-year-old grandson about my parents – his great-grandparents – telling him stories of their lives as missionaries in Africa and in the West Indies. He never knew my dad, but he thinks he might remember my mom "just a little bit." I want him and his brothers to know and understand and...

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the Board of Missions felt a burden to help. Supporters donated $137,487.99 to help with Ukraine relief. Nelson Randolph, bargain hunter extraordinaire for the Board of Missions, took two trips to Ukraine in both June and August of 2022 to distribute supplies and provide encouragement. Here Nelson shares what he...

Although a proud Philadelphian, I must admit to having spent most of my youth in South Jersey, in the blue collar city of Millville. In that community, family vacation was a week for dads to attend to delayed items from the honey-do jar. The sole exception was a family picnic or a trip to the Jersey Shore...