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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Odontophobic Life Lessons
Though his name has long escaped me, I will never forget his rage. We had just moved back to Edmonton […]
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How I Was (Temporarily) Deceived
It was back in the mid-1990s. I was a student at the University of Alberta, majoring in history and minoring […]
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One Night in Imbiribeira
On this warm Brazilian evening, the streets of Recife are filled with people. As my colleague Ken Wieske and I […]
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The Gospel Under the Northern Lights — Excerpt (3)
The following is an excerpt from The Gospel Under the Northern Lights, a book I’m working on about my experiences […]
Read moreThe Gospel Under the Northern Lights — Excerpt
The following is an excerpt from The Gospel Under the Northern Lights, a book I’m working on about my experiences […]
Read moreCoffee and Bears
This is an excerpt from chapter 3 of the book I’m working on. Just a rough draft, but you get […]
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The Queen Mary
My friends and I had nicknamed it ‘the Queen Mary.’ It was big — a little more than two meters […]
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