Good evening,Several hundred years ago there was monk who later became known as Brother Lawrence.  Actually he was the dishwasher at the Abby where he lived and also performed a number of seemingly menial tasks such as shining the shoes of all more senior monks.   He died years later relatively unknown.  One of his friends later compiled many of Bro. Lawrences letters, diary entries, and other not...  Read More

Happy September,While it is still officially summer and the weather is reflective of it in Seattle, there is no doubt the Autumn/Fall season is approaching quickly.  Lori and I were out on a walk yesterday with our granddaughter and noticed the first of the leaves falling in our neighborhood.  We have also noticed that the length of daylight is shortening and we close our living room blinds much e...  Read More

Good afternoon,It is hard to believe this is already the last Saturday of August.  The summer seems to have flown by although I am becoming aware that my perception of time is governed or at least tempered by my own age.  When I consider my children and more specifically my grandchildren it does not seem time seems to be moving as quickly for them.  Of course this is simply a perception as time is...  Read More

Dear Saints,It is good to be back home in Seattle.  I have possibly given a bit more thought to the topic of sleep in the last few days than normal as Lori and I recover from “jet lag” following our 11 day trip to Southeast Asia.  Thankfully, our bodies are slowly getting resynchronized with our current time zone.   According to the Mayo Clinic, “Jet lag, also called jet lag disorder, is a tempora...  Read More

Good morning again from Seoul, South Korea,It is Sunday morning here and I will be preaching in the morning worship service which is the final service of their camp meeting.  It has been a good time thus far with wonderful testimonies, a variety of sermons (besides mine), celebration of the Lord’s Supper and Washing of the Disciples Feet, and yesterday we baptized 6 new believers in water followin...  Read More

Greetings from Kawasaki Japan,It is Sunday morning here and we will depart for church in about an hour.  We arrived safely on Friday evening and were met by Bro. Yoshiki at the airport.  Summers in Southeast Asia are typically very hot and humid and this time is no exception.  After a good nights sleep we arose and headed into Tokyo via train to have lunch with Yoshiki and his fiancés family and s...  Read More