Learning Curves
Friends, Most will read the book of Acts and see the first apostles as the epitome of maturity, power and grace who did not need to learn or develop. Indeed as Luke writes Acts he records the events without any...
The Scriptures
Friends, It is common for many to refer to the Bible as "The Word of God". However, this is not how the Master identifies it. In John 5:39- 40 Jesus confronts the religious scholars of His day, "You...
Prayer and Guilt Trips
Friends, Some one just came to me after attending a conference with 7,000 people where they were told that if they wanted "to move in signs and wonders they must pray three hours per day." Speaking against this...
Prayer & Praise- January 2011
Hello Friends, Praise Jesus for visitations and healing! In Tajikistan, an Osetian named Volodia was dying due to advanced TB. Sergey and friends prayed over him and that night the Lord visited him. ...
Building Coffins or Relationships?
Hello Friends, We trust you have had a great Christmas Season with family and friends. Please receive our best wishes for the New Year! Speaking of the New Year- the New Year's letter of...
| No commentsThe Luke 10 Manual- Mission as Mandated & Modeled by Jesus
Hello Friends, What if you had never been to a congregational church meeting? What if you had no idea of church history? What if you read the words and stories of Jesus for the first time? Your first...
Hans Nielson Hauge
Friends, from November 3 through 15 I will be in Norway sharing on the theme of Mission as Modelled and Mandated by Jesus from the Luke 10 Manual. We are grateful for the opportunity and the Manual is being translated into...
| 3 comment(s)How deep does it go?
Hello Friends; Repenting of dead works is one of the foundations of true faith or as Eugene Peterson translates it in the Message, "turning your back on 'salvation by self help' and turning in trust towards God"....
From Sergey
Hello Friends, this is some correspondence from Sergey in Tajikistan as translated from Russian to English by Elena with some of my comments following.
"Peace be to you! A request to pray. One sister has been...
Why we do what we do-August, 2010
Friends, the south of Kyrgyzstan is quiet after the June explosion of Kyrgyze on Uzbek violence, looting and burning that left over 2,000 ethnic Uzbeks dead and some 400,000 displaced. The United Nations and the Red Cross...
Give, Pray, Fast
Dear Friends, The most important words in your Bible are the ones Jesus spoke. Yet it is interesting how His words are routinely disregarded by many who profess to be His followers! The words of the Master in...
Kyrgyzstan
Dear Friends, No doubt many of you have followed the news reports from Kyrgyzstan over the past couple of weeks. Interim President, Rosa Otunbayeva has said that the death toll is more than 2,000. Some 100,000...
True Kingdom Economics
Friends. The stock markets are dropping amid worry of default on national debts. We read the headlines and we also receive letters (like the one below) and struggle with how to adequately respond to our friends....
Pray! Answered prayer!
As most of you know, Kyrgyzstan has had a change of government after opposition protesters were shot at by troops and police using live ammunition. The opposition fought back and police are among the 100 dead and the many...
Yeah God Stuff!
Hello Friends. Marilyn and I are enjoying Europe and sharing times with our friends here. If any of you want to follow us on Face Book that would be fun! We continue to be amazed at the buzz "The Luke 10...
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