We have another reprise video this week, from 2 years ago. Gracie’s arm is still weak, so please keep praying for that. I’d also appreciate prayers as I will be flying to Bangkok, Thailand today (Sunday) to attend a conference. It will be a quick trip — I’ll be back next Sunday. Thanks. For those […]
Reprise: In Christ There is No East or West
Another reprise video this week, from July 25 of 2021. She appreciates your continued prayers for regaining strength in her right hand. Gracie’s hymns for this summer Sunday are God of Grace and God of Glory; In Christ There is No East Or West; I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord. Email readers, please go here to […]
An Unexpected Treasure
Note: this post was originally posted to ChinaSource. A couple of months ago, after a morning service at my church, a woman approached me with three books in her hand. She had been born in Beijing in 1948, the daughter of Baptist missionaries (Dale and Alma Bjork). Her mother had recently passed away and she […]
Better than a Sandwich (2)
Ten years ago I had the opportunity to attend a conference in the beautiful German city of Schwaebish-Gmuend, a gorgeous mediaval city to the east of Stuttgart. The conference was held at a Christian retreat center on the edge of town. In attendance was a delegation of people from China. We ate all of our […]
Reprise: Under His Wings
Gracie continues to struggle with weakness in her arm, so I’m reposting a video she recorded in the summer of 2021. She appreciates all of your love and prayers. Gracie’s hymns for this week are Blessed Assurance; ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus; Under His Wings; When Peace, Like a River; and Hiding in […]
8 Things I Love About the USA
Today I’m re-upping a post I did back in 2014, just 2 years after I had moved back to the US from China. Nine years on, I still feel the same about this place; even more so. Even though I have spent the better part of my life as an ex-pat, I still love the […]