A New Year: A New Beginning

I am preparing to teach a lesson this Friday night at the youth group. The theme is: A New Year: A New Beginning. I chose this theme since we have just begun 2012 and we are making plans to accomplish throughout this year. I want to challenge the young people to plan big and be victorious in what they do (as God desires for all of His children). I want to take a walk through the Scriptures and see what the Bible teaches on being victorious in new endeavors.

Travel and Things

We made it back to Moldova in one piece. It only took the normal amount of time (around 36 hours) instead of 4 days like the last time we flew back from the States. The kids did well on the planes. They slept over the ocean. That was nice for us although I still cannot manage to sleep a wink on a flight.

We got back to Moldova on a Wednesday evening and hit the ground running. Thursday morning our church held a press conference about the importance of politicians being people of integrity and good character as well as the importance of Christians having a positive impact on politics.

Talking about Moldova today

I am always excited to talk about 2 of my favorite things, the Word of God and Moldova. I have been invited to speak at 4 different churches today and the topic will be the same at each one; the Word of God and Moldova. I am so thrilled to be in Mississippi because I am able to share with my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ about the wonderful work of the Word of God in Moldova. I will be speaking at

What is your attitude toward money and possessions?

I sat in on a Bible study last night. It was led by my wife and we had many of our students from Bayless Baptist church attend. We had such a wonderful time. It was true Christian fellowship. We have not seen each other in a while (since we live about 4,000 miles apart). We were able to catch up on things but most importantly, we feasted on the Word of God together. We are studying “Money And Possessions:The Quest For Contentment“.

Is Israel a blessing to the World?

Some (atheists) dislike Israel for the fact that they have a special blessing from God upon them (not because God likes them more but because it is part of His plan to bless the entire world).  As you can see in the following text, this person has no idea what God has in mind when He says that through the “seed” of Abraham, the entire world will be blessed.

God is not a racist, is He?

The atheist claims that God is a racists because He tells the children of Israel not to intermarry with people who are not His children. Does He do this because He does not like people of other races? Or, is there a much deeper spiritual truth to be learned from this teaching on not intermarrying with the Gentiles? You can find the atheist’s argument here.

Happy 9th Anniversary To My Sweetheart

It has been 8 full years since we dedicated our lives to each other. We have so many wonderful memories. We have served the Lord all over the world (and continue to do so). You have given me two wonderful angels and are doing such a great job juggling the role of wife and mother (as well as missionary and pastor’s wife). I pray that the next 9 will be just as awesome as these and hope that we will have at least 60 more after that (if the Lord does not come back before then). I am having the best time celebrating our anniversary. You know me so well and exactly what I would want to do for every occasion. Thanks for being my P:31. God bless you on this great day as well as every day.

Do Genesis 1 and 2 contradict each other?

This one is too easy and too obvious but I just could not pass it up. Here is the supposed contradiction put forth by the atheist. Does God allow Adam to eat from any tree in Genesis 1 and then forbid him to do so in Genesis chapter 2? Or is the atheist just simply lost when it comes to intellectual integrity? A simple reading of Genesis 1 and 2 will demonstrate that the two accounts are not separate accounts of creation. Instead they are one and the same. Genesis 1 is a broad outline and Genesis 2 adds the details not given in Genesis 1.

What did Judas do with the betrayal money and how did he die?

The atheist’s supposed contradiction:

Matthew 27:5 – “So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.”

Acts 1:18 – “With the reward he got for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.”

The dangers of not knowing sound biblical doctrine

I was looking through my notes as I prepare to teach the Winter session in Warsaw, Poland in a couple of months. The session is “Biblical Doctrines” and the study that we will “tackle” in order to learn Biblical doctrines is “Covenant” written by Kay Arthur. As I was looking through my notes I decided to write a post on what the Bible has to say about the dangers of not knowing “sound doctrine”. The word “doctrine” comes from the Koine Greek word “didaskalia”and it means “teaching, instruction, precept, explanation”. Doctrine informs us of what God wants from us, what is right and wrong, and how we can live by God’s standards. There are terrible consequences to not knowing sound doctrine. I would like to present what the Bible has to say about the subject of not knowing “sound doctrine”.