Friday at the Mosque
I hadn’t planned to attend Friday prayers. My plan was to grab lunch. I was in Singapore preaching and teaching. […]
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The Worst That Could Happen
I’m flying on my way home from a ten-day trip where I spoke at a conference and preached on two […]
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Racing to Preach
I have a recurring bad dream where I’m supposed to be preaching somewhere, always some church other than my own, […]
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When I Thought My Mom Was Killing Me
It was 1975 and our family was living in Regina, Saskatchewan. In this prairie city my Dad had his first […]
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Complacency Can Kill
Tasmania’s North Esk River is hit and miss for trout. Below the agriculture, it’s almost always a miss, at least […]
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Robins in the Hood
I was at a family gathering in Canada recently and I got to talking with an uncle who shares my […]
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Solvitur Ambulando – In Praise of Walking
“It is solved by walking” – “solvitur ambulando.” It’s not clear who said this first, but it’s often attributed to […]
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Delilah’s Lap
They say combat forges a bond between men, makes them brothers. That was the experience of Dirk Hoksbergen too. And […]
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The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
Christians are word people — we’re such because God has given us a book of written revelation. Christians ought to […]
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A Day in the Dry Hills of Sabu
Our church in Launceston is privileged to support the spread of the gospel in Sabu. I was asked to go […]
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Bizarre Foods of CDO
I went to the Philippines to preach and teach. And I did. But those who know me know I had […]
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Attending a Babine Funeral
I often still think about my few years as a missionary in Fort Babine, British Columbia. It was an incredible […]
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The Streets of Brazil
My wife and I are on the tail end of a two-week stay in Brazil — my fourth time and […]
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Australia at One Year
On Wednesday it will be one year since we migrated to Australia. It’s been a crazy year with a lot […]
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