The Brownstone

“Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:41-42Martha certainly made a name for herself in the New Testament. If I asked you to describe Martha with one word, you might

I just had to post this video from our time in Jamaica as directors of New Vision City of Refuge Children's Home.Pastor Dana Coverstone presented the story of the mad-man of the Gaderenes and incorporated our little piggies into his devotional. Neither the pigs nor the kids will ever forget that nig

Here is a fun list that a bunch of us missionaries contributed to on Facebook. I have to say, we've experienced all these things. Let's see how well you do :)You may be a missionary if . . . it takes all day to pay your electric bill because the power went out at the utility company. you open Ch

I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint. Jeremiah 31:25We love Mexico City, but we really appreciated our recent change of pace at our Mexico Field Retreat in the beautiful state of Jalisco during Semana Santa.We gathered together with other missionaries from all over Mexico to share our stor

The continuing saga of the Tower of Babel (review part 1 here). The great flood of Genesis 9 wiped out all the people in the area and everything that they had built, planted, and created. Now in Genesis 11, the people have migrated eastward and settled on a plain in Shinar. In the process of rebuild

As many of you know, I teach Pentateuch at Anna Sanders Bible Institute in Mexico City. In the course of our studies, we learned about the institution of the Passover in Exodus. Last week, missionary Elena Parker shared with my students the significance of the Passover to the Christian believer.Our

The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, “Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hail to the King of Israel!" ~John 12:12-

I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God to other towns, too, for that is why I was sent. ~Luke 4:43Pastor Vicente Nolasco invited Stuart to preach and share his experiences as a missionary at his church this past Sunday. Stuart said that the people at New Life Family Christian Center share