John 12:20-36
John 12:25: "Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity." This is hard. There's so much I still want to see and do and experience. What about my needs? What about my desires? What...
John 11:28-44
Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?” (John 11:40 NLT) Like Martha, sometimes I doubt. Sometimes Jesus needs to remind me that His grace is enough. That if I believe, trust and obey Him I'll see prayers answered, lives...
March Prayer Letter
Hi everyone, The photo at the top of this letter is of the Thursday afternoon kids English class I teach at my church. This past week, we finished our second year together, and most of these kids have been coming since the first day. It's been fun seeing them grow...
Recent Travel and Ministry Highlights (Photo Gallery)
I haven't blogged here very much recently, but here are a bunch of photos showing you what I've been up to the past couple of months. (Click on a pic to see it closer up and/or to go through the whole set in slide-show-type format.) These, along with the prayer letter...
Micah 7:1-12
"As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. I will be patient as the...
February English Cafe
Here's a photo from Friday's English Cafe. Nice to see some new faces!
February 2013 Prayer Letter
Hi everyone, January was a fairly quiet month for my ministry. I did, however, take my usual monthly trip to Shizuoka, where a couple of interesting things happened: I had prepared a short message in Japanese for the Sunday school lesson. Usually this class is...
John 8:1-11
"Go, and sin no more." Jesus said this kind if thing a lot. Yes, He forgives sins. But it's not because those sins are OK. He forgives because He loves us, and because His sacrifice paid the price. When we come to Jesus for forgiveness, it needs to be with an attitude...
John 5:30-47
“You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life." (John 5:39, 40 NLT) Scripture is important because it helps us connect with Jesus. Yet it is possible to know a...
John 3:22-36
"あの方はますます偉大になり、私はますます力を失う。" (ヨハネによる福音書 3:30 JLB) このヨハネは、いいお手本だ思います。でも、 ものすごく大きいチャレンジですね。本当に自分のためではなくて、イエス様の栄光のために活動していました。イエス様中心の生活でしたね。しかも、喜んでそのように生きていました。 私もイエス様中心の生活にしたいのです。そんな一日がありますように。そんな今年がありますように。そんな人生がありますように。 "He must become greater and greater, and I must...