Monthly Archives: August 2010

Y’varekh’ka ADONAI v’yishmerekha Ya’er ADONAI panav eleikha vichunekka Yissa ADONAI panav eleikha v’yasem l’kha shalom Lift up your eyes, Lift up your eyes You who sit in darkness will see the light if you’ll Lift up your eyes The LORD … Continue reading →

Termination Should the missionary fail to adhere to the moral and spiritual standards that apply to all our ministers, we may, at our discretion, cease all support immediately without severance. It’s a sad truth that sometimes you have to fire … Continue reading →

I get emails – Jay, I have done some counseling with people in the church. One brother in his 60’s told me recently that he had been very unhappy and even miserable in his married life for over 35 years. … Continue reading →

Our arrangement with the missionary, in general We will assure timely payment of support every month. This is a big deal. If you’re the sponsoring church, it’s your job to get the missionary’s money to him or her on time … Continue reading →

I’m so tired, can barely get out of bed Seeing double, hanging on by a thread My eyes don’t deceive me, I look like a wreck My feet have stopped walking in this valley of death I feel like I … Continue reading →

Recently, the Christian Standard ran a series of articles considering the difficulties posed by the doctrine of the “age of accountability.” The first article, by Teresa Welch, defines three related problems – Problem One: Lack of a New Testament Example … Continue reading →

You’ll notice that I’ve skipped a few verses. I meant to. This was supposed to be a one-quarter series of classes, and I’m two months into and haven’t even finished chapter 1. It’s time to make some hard choices. (Col 2:8 ESV)  … Continue reading →

Commitment term Except as noted above, we will make no commitments to missionaries for longer than 5 years, with 3 years being preferred. One of the tougher questions a missions team must wrestle with is how long to commit to … Continue reading →

I get emails – Let’s say we raise $X a year and live in Ireland for about 330 days a year, what portion of that income do we pay Social Security on? What portion do we pay federal income tax … Continue reading →