The Great Commission commands and gives heavenly authority for sharing the gospel around the world. It’s an act of salvation and service. A while ago I read a statement that caught my attention. It pointedly describes just what our life here and now is really all about: “Some little know what … [Read more...] about Called to service
One of my cherished childhood memories was riding in the back seat of our family’s black, ’53 Chevy sedan with Eric B. Hare riding up front. All the way to the Honolulu airport his bushy eyebrows and theatrical cadence kept me enthralled with miracle stories from the land of a thousand pagodas—Burma … [Read more...] about Rekindling the fire
Picture a small church in 1970s Wisconsin. As the pianist finishes the intro to “Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?” the 40 or 50 people gathered begin to sing. You distinctly hear individual voices in the small building. There’s Edna and Hazel on your left. Dorothy sings from just in front of … [Read more...] about Will there be any stars?
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). On April 11, 1966, two helicopters lifted off to extract Army casualties pinned down in a battle near Saigon. Aboard “Pedro 73,” one of the Huskie choppers, rescue specialist William Pitsenbarger, 21, … [Read more...] about The rescue
