Allise Grenberg Consumate Teacher, Lifelong Friend A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. Author UnknownThe few words I share here will never adequately describe a person whose presence in memory remains a force within me even to this day.Allise Grenberg ... Read more
Remote and Necessary No one would ever have mistaken Harvey, North Dakota, for a great United States metropolis. Nor would they have imagined the corner room in the Jamestown Church basement in North Dakota to be a school. But there in those tiny schools I spent three... Read more
The Next Step "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to."— Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the RingsBeyond the allegorical pages of Tolkie... Read more
A Knock at the Door A smiling woman opened the door in response to our knock and swept us into her little home in Trujillo, Peru. When she learned we were visiting from North America, her eyebrows went up. With astonishment she turned to me and asked, "Then why are y... Read more
The Yellow Bus I think you could say Herb and Iris Jensen planted the Woodland Church in Woodland, Washington. We didn't quite use that terminology in those days, but that is what they did. Some years later, I became the pastor of that church and got to know Her... Read more
Dos nuevas congregaciones en Idaho Walter acaba de cumplir veintiún años. A pesar de los diversos desafíos espirituales por los que ha pasado, Walter sigue asistiendo a la iglesia, empeñado en luchar por su fe. Ahora lo acompaña su joven esposa, Aisha. Además de haberse criado en u... Read more
(Why) Not Now? At an early age, I realized our family was frugal — not by choice, but by necessity. We had food, clothing and plenty of love. But there was little money for anything beyond the basics.So excitement prevailed in the spring of 1962 in the form of a... Read more
Relationship Suggestions for Guys* Start your day right. Die first (to self) and enhance all of your relationships. Die to self (who you are by nature) by asking the Holy Spirit to make your decision a reality. Do this daily.Friends first. The quality of a couples' friendship deter... Read more
Stewardship It's All About Talents Life is made up of two components: time and talent. Stewardship is the management of our time and talent to the glory of God. Time is given equally to every individual. Talents are given diversely. Some have many. All have at least one.When we thi... Read more
