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01 Mar

Ministry in Malawi

In January of 2014, my wife Barbara and I moved to the beautiful city of Ntcheu, Malawi, to assume the directorship of Action Malawi Trust. We have previously ministered in Malawi nine times and have found it to be truly the “warm heart of Africa.” God has given us a deep love for these people and the leadership of AMT have become my dear friends. We have found a deep love for God’s Word here. Men and women of the...

28 Feb

A Clear and Present Word

 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim...

28 Feb

A Theology of Suffering #4

If depressed missionaries refuse to use meds and instead depend upon the resources of God’s Word, will they lose their calling?  “It is possible to evade a multitude of sorrows by cultivation of an insignificant life. Indeed, if a man’s ambition is to avoid the troubles of life, the recipe is simple; shed your ambitions in every direction, cut the wings of every soaring purpose, and seek a life with the fewest contacts and relations. If you want to get through...

28 Feb

A Theology of Suffering #3

Is God Sovereign even over Depression? “The sovereignty of God is the one impregnable rock to which the suffering human heart must cling. The circumstances surrounding our lives are no accident: they may be the work of evil, but the evil is held firmly within the mighty hand of our sovereign God….All evil is subject to Him, and evil cannot touch his children unless he permit it. God is the Lord of human history and of personal...

28 Feb

A Theology of Suffering # 2

Are medications essential in winning the battle over depression? But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 2 Cor...

28 Feb

Providence #2 Trapped and Triumphant

“Who among the gods is like you, O LORD? Who is like you — majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? You stretched out your right hand and the earth swallowed them. “In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling. Ex 15:11-13 The...

28 Feb

Providence #1 Sovereign Over All Things

In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. Eph 1:11-13 “We receive comfort and joy and strength from the knowledge...

07 Feb

It is a Living Voice!

“The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold on me.” Martin Luther For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything...

07 Feb

Partnership

In Praying: Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. Eph 6:19-20 We need a host of men and women who will regularly intercede for the needs of our ministry. Would you join us...