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The Humorless World of Haiti, Part 1
Haitians don’t smile…or laugh…as a rule. They seem a humorless people, and no wonder – what is there to smile about? So it was that on a glorious, sunny Saturday we headed off on a day trip into the dark world of Haiti, well known as the poorest country in the western hemisphere, where the Continue reading
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Teaching the Preachers
Just call us the professors, Rog and Jamie. On Thursday and Friday at the Central church here in Santiago, Jamie and I got to pretend to be experts as we spoke to Dominican Pastors on the wide-ranging subject of ministry. Jamie taught on youth ministry Thursday morn (while I went to La Mosca with Continue reading
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La Mosca – Garbage dump city
Thursday was a gorgeous, sunny day, and after breakfast on the refreshingly windy third floor terrace where we take our meals, we made the 20 minute trip through Santiago to “La Mosca,” translated, the Fly, where we ministered to about 60 – 70 kids at the G.O. Ministries nutrition center. La Mosca is a gathering Continue reading
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First day in the Dominican Republic
What a joy it was to be greeted at the airport by our old friend last night, and then to drive through the Dominican night into his neighborhood. John is so at home here, opening the windows of the van and shaking hands and talking easy Spanish with anyone and everyone. He’s obviously well-loved…an example Continue reading
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Off to Hispaniola
It’s Tuesday morning, 7 a.m., and there is much to do. We’ll be taking off for Chi-town later on this evening, and catching a flight out of O’hare Wednesday morning to the Dominican Republic, where we will meet our long-time friend and missionary John Martinez. John will be our host over the next week and a Continue reading
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One Glorious Hour in Maximum Security, Pt. 3
Part 1 of my tale of preaching chapel at Waupun Correctional Institution is here, and part 2 is here. I would guess the Walls chapel has a capacity of 200, but for crowd control, only 80 “offenders” – as their nametags declare them to be – are allowed in. Chaplain Francis brought me a jug Continue reading
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One Glorious Hour in Maximum Security, Pt. 2
My story of preaching at Waupun Correctional Institution Chapel this past Saturday begins here. Chapel at the prison is electrifying. That’s the word for it. Reminds me of Johnny Cash’s classic live album, “At Folsom Prison,” except with Jesus. There’s a saying that goes, “You may never know that Jesus is all you need, until Jesus Continue reading
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One Glorious Hour in Maximum Security, Pt 1
I went to prison on Saturday, but thankfully, only for an hour or so. Waupun, population ~12,000, is home to not one, not two, but three prisons – two maximum security and one minimum. I’ve been leading a Bible Study at the maximum security Waupun Correctional Institution for about 7 years. It’s an architecturally beautiful Continue reading
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Shower Power
Want to add power to your shower? We did something at Edgewood about 5 or 6 years ago that we’re going to reprise this coming weekend: we’ll be passing out (laminated) Shower Power prayer cards. It’s all in conjunction with our Year of Prayer emphasis in 2012. The idea is simple. Most of us shower Continue reading
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Walking with Chuck Colson
When I first read the other day that Chuck Colson was on his deathbed, I started to tear up. He was a man of God…and to me, maybe even a father in the faith. Colson died April 21st surrounded by his family. After I became a Christian in 1982, Born Again (Colson’s autobiography) was one of my first reads as a Continue reading
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