During the past few days, I had the opportunity to interview two graduates of Baxter Institute. Here are brief summaries of their stories. Jacobo Chalco, from Lima, Peru, came to Baxter in the late 1960s when the school was still in Mexico. He graduated in 1971 and spent a short time working with Jerry Hill …
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Today is a travel day–Jan and I will be home this afternoon after eleven days on the road. Eight of those days were spent in seminars with two Hispanic churches. First, we spent four days with the Iglesia de Cristo–Southside in Lexington, Kentucky. The next four days we spent with the Iglesia de Cristo–Crieve Hall …
The last three days have been delightful. The seminar focused on building stronger Christian marriages and families, with participants present from several area congregations. With 10 hours teaching hours scheduled in the seminar, we covered a lot of ground, and continued the discussion during refreshments and shared meals. Today we shift gears to think about …
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Another Sunday, another part of God’s great spiritual family! Today I will be with Iglesia de Cristo at Southside in Lexington for the beginning of a four-day seminar. God is at work among his people around the world. May this be a day to his glory as we surround the Table to remember that God …
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Yesterday I met with two Hispanic ministers from Tulsa churches. We are planning a spring campaign and regional gathering. Jose observed, “Our people struggle with faithful service because they do not understand how big our God is.” He suggested the theme for the campaign and regional event: “The Great ‘I Am’.” My experience is that …
One lesson to be derived from the letters to the churches in Revelation 2-3 is that God walks among his people, even in the midst of the persecutions, challenges, and failures of this world. Living in this fallen world, we easily forget that God is among us. One reason we assemble is to share our …
We tend to define God in our own terms. The attitude is common–God is good because we receive blessings, or because prayers are answered, or because something happens that strengthens our faith. Jesus’ words to Thomas come to mind: Blessed are those who believe having seen, more blessed are those who believe not having seen. …
Brother Florecio Molina is blind. Now in his mid-60s, he lost his sight about nine years ago due to an infection. Despite his blindness, he has a jovial spirit. Last night as we left the church building after Wednesday night Bible study, he laughed as he said to me, “Nos vemos.” We’ll see you! He …
Greetings from San Pedro Sula, Honduras! All the talk on the streets this morning is about the US-Honduras soccer game to be played here in San Pedro Sula this afternoon. It promises to be a hot day–it was about 33 degrees yesterday (92 Fahrenheit). On this last day in Honduras, I will meet with various …
Another Sunday: I will worship with another part of God’s family. I anticipate that today will be a special day as the spiritual family assembles to worship God in Barrio Cabañas–two baptisms yesterday, new members, a new elder to be installed today. In multiplied places around the world, God’s people continue faithfully in the midst …
