10. Speaking in tongues is a gift available to us today; and I don’t have it. 9. Practice doesn’t make perfect, but it makes good enough. 8. You can communicate even the most complicated ideas in the simplest of sentences. 7. It’s not about what you say, but about what the Spirit is saying. 6. You can always find a verse that explains a thought in a more simplified manner. 5. God works in spite of our weaknesses. 4. The glory goes to God, not to me. The purpose is ...

I love the TNIV. When I was back in the states for a “mandatory furlough” courtesy of the Italian government, I was able to pick up a copy. I had been thinking about getting a copy for a while. Several years ago, before they were done with the OT, my Greek class was offered a free copy of the NT to study. I can’t remember exactly why we were offered and exactly why they never came in, communiqué, it was from that point on that I have been seeking to do some serious reading in the TNIV. ...

Being an American missionary in a European country, politics is a topic that is brought up nearly daily. It is also a topic that I tried to avoid at (nearly) all cost. I do this for several reasons. 1.Most of the political discussions revolve around the current war and the reasons behind it. I do not know the answers to those questions, all I have is speculation, which is all they have. Therefore the conversation is often more destructive than it is constructive. 2.Most of the politica...

From the beginning of human thought, men and women alike have pondered about the existence of a God. Christian apologists have written mountains of books going to great extents trying to prove God. At the same time, Materialists have written their own opposing mountain of books just across the valley proving just the opposite. It is a continuing “Nutuh – Uhuh” battle that will continue until the end of human thought. That being said, here is my proposition: God cannot be proved. Try if y...