This special Christmas message was delivered last year for the evening service at Scammon Bay Covenant Church in Alaska. Taken from the texts, John 18:28-37, and John 19:25-30, this message was entitled: "The Purpose of the Incarnation: Why God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
MEDICAL UPDATEAlthough I still have the same ALS-like symptoms that I've had before, my symptoms have not progressed or deteriorated (that we've noticed). In fact, either the symptoms are minor, or else I've just gotten so used to them that I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Medical Update In sending out an email concerning our situation, particularly updates on my medical condition, it may be very difficult for some of you to respond, or to know how to respond appropriately, because you may have very mixed emotions...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
You can download the Modern Language Edition (in pdf) of Charles Spurgeon's "The Call to the Ministry" by CLICKING HERE."The Call to the Ministry" was taken from the second lecture of Mr. Spurgeon's Lectures to My Students, selections from...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"And He opened His mouth, and taught them, saying" (Matthew 5:2).Now, some folks might say that that sounds kind of silly: "Well, duh! Unless He were a ventriloquist or something, wouldn't Jesus have to open His mouth to speak?"Yet, as we are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I attended a weekly prayer meeting among some local area pastors some weeks back, and one of the topics that came up was that of "same-sex" weddings. When concerns were aired I mentioned that my personal statement of faith (which is basically an...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A year ago today, two of my dearest friends and co-workers in Christ at Scammon Bay, lost two of their boys in a drowning accident to the Kun River. Reichel and Reaman Uttereyuk were only 10 and 8 respectively. Reichel drowned trying to rescue his...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I had the blessed privilege to gather with pastors from the Norco-Corona-Lake Elsinore area this morning. Coming from different denominations, they gather at First Baptist Church in Corona, California every Thursday from 8-9 am in order to pray...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
About 2 weeks ago, I wrote an article for the "Chilling News," the Newsletter/Magazine for the Evangelical Covenant Church of Alaska. The article may not appear in its entirety until sometime this summer because the newsletter is distributed...[ abbreviated | read entire ]