By Brad Hillman, Pastor of the Al Ain Evangelical Church in UAE In recent years, reality TV show Deadliest Catch has popularized one of the most dangerous professions in the world—crab fishing in Alaska. If not for the tempestuous and violent Bering Sea, the profession would make for quite a dull reality show, but in every [...]
Read moreby Cameron Arensen, Pastor of the Evangelical Community Church of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates I have been reading recently in the Book of Joshua and came across an intriguing and rather cryptic incident at the end of chapter 5. Joshua was doing his own personal scouting mission near the city of Jericho when a man [...]
Read moreBy Karin Thorne I remember when we first arrived in Malaysia, nearly three years ago. We left a wintry Canadian temperature of -30 Celsius and arrived to a temperature of +30 Celsius. That was a shocking change in the matter of 30 hours! Even before we left our home country, though, we were already in [...]
Read moreI am pleased to announce the publication of Singing the Lord’s Songs in a Foreign land; Biblical Reflections for Expatriates, a book designed to assist and encourage people who live overseas. Up to five million Americans live abroad–and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Expats include: Students, educators, missionaries, Diplomats, peace corps volunteers, members [...]
Read moreRestoration in the Enduring Presence of Christ By Graham Chipps. It was hot. My grandson was around four at the time and keen to work with Grandpa; keen to help. For him, the nature of the work didn’t matter so much. This work was about relationship not productivity. But for Grandpa, there were things to [...]
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