Churchfunding: A Report of Our Day of Thanksgiving

Yesterday was such a special day. From 9am to 9pm we opened our doors and invited people to help us celebrate "the house that God bought." Our goal fo..

Church Leadership: Shepherds, Sheep, and the Good Shepherd

I gave the sermon (or "teaching," as we sometimes call it) at our church a couple Sundays ago. The sermon was part of a series on relationships, and I..

April 12 House Celebration and Giving Opportunity

Hi friends! As I mentioned in my New Year's post, we are planning to have a celebration on April 12, 2025 to give thanks for God's provision of our ho..

Churchfunding: Time to Celebrate!

Dear friends, it is with much gratitude that I begin writing this post. By this March, God willing, our house will be fully paid for. It's time t..

Rachel Weeping for Her Children: Death and Light in Bethlehem [Book Review]

The book presents snapshots from the childhood and ministry of Bishara Awad, a remarkable Palestinian Christian who founded Bethlehem Bible College (B..

As Good as Dead

I found the phrase recently while reading through Hebrews 11, but then I noticed it occurs in a second passage as well. In both places it describes Ab..

Zeal for Your House Will Consume Me

In John's Gospel, he recounts a time when Jesus noticed something that was terribly wrong and decided to take action. Jesus discovered that traders an..

How Is the Word of God Living and Active?

You wouldn't be very wrong if you said that the Bible is the central focus of this blog. I hope that the ultimate focus is God, especially as revealed..

Welcome to DGO 2.0!

Greetings friends! Ten years ago today (July 30, 2014) something special arrived in the mail: a reader's edition of the Greek New Testament. At that t..

Churchfunding: 2023 Year-End Report

Hello blog friends. It’s been a while! Slightly over a year, in fact. Here is my annual update about the repayment of our house loans, with a few othe..