We recently spent a weekend of ministry in a Slavic Baptist Music Conference and in a church in the Washington-Oregon part of the US. We were again showered with love by these precious people who have latched on to us and our music. In addition to speaking at the music conference, they again had an [...]
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A. W. Tozer, one of Christendom’s most gifted word-craftsmen, defines a Christian as follows: “A true Christian’s firsthand acquaintance with God saves him from the nervous scramble in which the world is engaged and which is popularly touted as being progress. A real Christian is an odd number. He feels supreme love for One he [...]
We covet your prayers as Patricia and I minister in England, Wales and Scotland, along with the Travis Avenue Baptist Choir, from July 21-July 30. Then, as the choir returns to the States, we fly on to the Channel Island of Guernsey for an Owens sibling reunion and where we will be presenting a Sermon [...]
Patricia and I wrote a musical in 1982 entitled PAID IN FULL (Tetelestai). In addition to English, it has been sung and published in Russian and Korean, and it has been our joy to experience it in both these languages. The Russian version has been performed in Moscow theaters and we had the wonderful privilege [...]
Earthquakes, wars and rumors of wars–though no one knows the day or the time, there are signs all around that point to what the Lord Jesus talked about in Matthew 24:6-7. “For you will hear of wars and rumors of wars…For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines [...]
“Speaking to yourselves in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:19). Patricia and I have been using an out-of-print devotional by A. W. Tozer in our “together” time each morning. I want to pass on the one for today as an encouragement to those who [...]
Patricia and I are enjoying another Christmas with family, thanking God for the immeasurable gift of His Son, our Savior. Also, this Christmas, our son, Jeff, has gifted us with a new website that represents much work on his part. We are excited about what this can mean in letting a wider audience know about [...]
Tiny hands, tiny hands of an infant, reaching up in simplicity, Unblemished, trusting and blameless, would one day be nailed to a tree. Ordained in the throne-room of heaven, planned by God before time had begun; Living Word who brought order from chaos, All the glory of heaven in One. He is here, He is [...]
He knew that, unless God intervened, his days on this earth were numbered, so he was looking forward to being released from the hospital to return to his home and the beautiful view overlooking Lake Ann in Bella Vista, AR. He loved this place where, from time to time he would see an eagle or [...]
Our daughter-in-law, Jessica, just drew our attention to a poem by the Swiss hymn-writer, Henri Malan, who wrote over 1000 hymns in the early 1800′s. About 25% of the hymnal we used in the Evangelical Church, Lausanne, Switzerland. where I was baptized, were written by him. This is a very timely poem in light of [...]
