Many years ago, men would use oil-lamp lighthouses to warn pilots of dangerous coastlines. In addition to the lighthouse, the keeper placed smaller oil lamps along the coast to lead the ship to the harbor.  Along the coastline of Lake Erie, this combination of lights was used. One night in the late 1800’s, the keeper [...]

If this year goes like the past several years, I guess we can say, “2012 is in the history book.”  Bev has often said, “When January is past, the rest of the year is history.” Almost all of the Christmas decorations outside and inside are put away.  Most years here in Minnesota, our outdoor decorations [...]

We find ourselves now the beginning of the greatest year that God has granted us – a great opportunity to serve our Lord! God has been so wonderful to answer the many, many prayers that you have offered up on behalf of Dr. Jessup and his health, as well as ours. God’s Word has not [...]

“Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father…” wrote the hymn writer. How thankful Bev and I are for His unchangeable nature. We are so thankful for your faithful prayers and giving that allow us to sow the Gospel seed for you.  Every soul that is saved through the church plants we have worked with [...]

Someone once said, “Time flies when you are having fun.” We must have had a hilarious time during the month of September! The flurry of church plants for September has finished with one remaining for the month of October. Pastor Brian Andrews and the people of Mid-America Baptist Church did an outstanding job of assisting [...]

The Psalmist penned, “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation.”  It is an honor to serve our Lord.  Several church plants are underway for September and October. Bev and I have been busy assisting with the plant of Northern Light Baptist Church in Waconia, MN.  Dr. [...]

God has been so good to give us safety as we travel.  The very high temperatures are very hard on equipment, tires and other drivers, as well as us. In July, we traveled over 3200 miles pulling the travel trailer. It was hot everywhere! Our trip started in Rochester, MN, at Rochester Baptist Church as [...]

Finally, it looks like spring is springing.  We had our doubts after the long, long winter.  The grass is green, except for the yellow of the dandelions, and shrubs are starting to sprout the evidence of winter survival! God is still answering prayers, and the church planting continues with one plant now complete in Afton, [...]

Many April Fools jokes have been played on us by grandchildren as we enter this new month.  I am reminded by the Apostle Paul, that I am to be willing to be considered a “fool” for Christ.  I am so foolish that I believe that local Baptist churches have the answers we need today.  Answers [...]

One more month closer to the return of our Blessed Saviour.  The church needs a revival of seeing the need of planting churches.  We often decry the moral decay that we see across our nation and the globe.  Is it not amazing that in the early years even with the moral depravity of the governments [...]