Today’s chapel service went well, and I thank God for it. We had a medical emergency on the front sidewalk beforehand—a lady passed out and had to be attended to. The temperature in the sanctuary was warm as the weather has been...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We’ve had a lot happening at the mission lately. From a place of assuming we’d not have any additional intern laborers for the summer, we now have several young people who will be functioning in various roles. Galen Balinski is back...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Personal journal entry, recorded April 25, 2014: “ I am sitting in the upper level of a Seven Eleven on 8th Avenue and 37th Street, drinking coffee and reading my Bible. A tired traffic cop is sitting at a table across the room, looking at...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heavens to thy help, and in his majesty upon the clouds. Thy refuge is the God of old, and underneath are the [everlasting] arms; and he shall drive out the enemy from before...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We had a really blessed Palm Sunday service last Sunday at the mission, remembering the Jewish significance of those palm branches laid before Christ in the streets of Jerusalem almost two thousand years ago. Israel was commanded to make sukkot,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Things are going along as usual here at the mission. O, wait… Always dealing with new situations is “usual” for us. I almost forgot. I am encouraged from time to time to think of William Carey’s statement when once asked...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.” This saying of the prophet Isaiah demonstrates...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Sometimes I find no time or inspiration to write a blogpost. Right now though I feel as if I’ve entered a decompression chamber. Yesterday was extremely busy, as Thursdays often are. My grandmother died this past week, and even now I am en...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In recent days, while turning a corner as I drove one of our church attendees to a pharmacy on William Street, Manhattan, I realized I was staring at the site of the former Old North Dutch Church at the intersection of Fulton and William Streets....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A few weeks ago, I went out for a Sunday morning walk across Manhattan. Well, actually, the excursion didn’t start off that way. Since our mission church meets at three in the afternoon, Sundays, I had gone out to visit another assembly of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
