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First of all, I want to say “thank you” to all those who have been praying for the team. I cannot tell you just how much they mean to us. There was a sense of God’s presence with us the whole day. As far as the day went, I guess I should start by saying Continue reading

It’s warm and humid here in the DR … familiar weather for this crew from Georgia. Our trip was uneventful, which was an answer to prayer. It’s was Kayla’s first flight, but she handled it like a trooper. I even caught her peeking out the window a time or two. John Beardon (Bearden Ministries) met Continue reading

All 14 of our Dominican Republic mission team members are together at the hotel. We’ve eaten, organized, tagged our bags, made our team assignments, and most importantly prayed. Early tomorrow morning (after what we hope is a good night’s sleep) we’ll hop on the bus for the airport to head out on Delta flight 681 Continue reading

A lot of people were tuned into the Discovery Channel on Sunday evening to watch Nik Wallenda attempt to cross the Grand Canyon on a 2-inch high wire. He traversed about a quarter of a mile 1,500 feet above the canyon floor. He did this without a net or a harness. Nik is part of Continue reading

This past Sunday we honored fathers and argued for their importance in families and the culture. In addition, we dedicated children and their parents to the Lord. This week we are in the midst of Kids Week (our version of Vacation Bible School). Is this just something to fill time or does it matter to Continue reading

Jesus took three of the disciples with Him onto a mountain. Out of the twelve, Peter, James and John were chosen to witness something spectacular – something that they could not speak or write about until after the resurrection. On that mountain Jesus was transfigured. That simply means His appearance changed. Mark writes of this Continue reading

Following Jesus is not a part-time job. When Jesus called Peter to drop his nets and come with Him, He was not asking the fisherman to go with Him for a block or two. He was asking him to consider leaving everything behind in order to be His disciple. Peter left behind a somewhat secure Continue reading

I recently had a conversation with someone who was carefully critical of our worship service. Grace Fellowship uses both hymns and contemporary songs. We have a praise band, praise team and choir. Few of those who attend wear dress clothes – most are in nice casual clothing, but jeans and t-shirts are not uncommon. Worshipers Continue reading

It is not long after little Sally begins to talk that she starts asking a question that is part curiosity part annoyance: “Why?” It seems that no matter how good an answer you give, there is always another “Why?” waiting to pop out. It leads many loving, caring, involved parents to deliver that line they Continue reading