Dr. Perkins’ Medical Team Makes the Ouagadougou Newspaper

Just in from Dr. Issa Ouedraogo is this photo of their newspaper.  The article features Dr. Perkins and his colleagues’ seminar on the Myofascial Distortion Model, recently presented in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.  Dr. Perkins is the President of the American Myofascial Distortion Model Association.  For more information on this model, please point your browser here.

Cool Peeps

Some of God’s neatest, coolest, freshest people attend MCA, and have done so for a long time.  The best part?  I get to hang out with them from time to time.

Rich with Friends

God has blessed me beyond anything I deserve!  His grace is awe inspiring.  Especially the grace of friends.  Rick and Delores are true blue, genuine, permanent friends.
I was thinking as we were eating at our weekly lunch talk, “I need a picture of the one and only Ricky B with his diet soda.”

Journey Group: A spiritual place for teens

Rezia and Howard have many exciting things rolling for MCA’s Jr. and Sr. High students.  Journey groups are part of our exciting, inspirational, and transformative youth ministry options.
Tonight, I was able to stop into the Veater’s Journey group, led by Bethany and her mother.  The talk was helpful (of course, I am biased, my daughter [...]

Our dog, Annie!

We opened the door to leave on a jaunt, only to see this moose right in front of our door.  Excited, we forgot to keep the dog in.  Off she goes to chase away the large intruder.  I thought she would get kicked into never, never land, but the moose seemed to understand and only [...]

Great Idea for Local Churches

This sign was hanging in the lobby of the hospital I visited in Burien, Washington last weekend.  Do you think local churches could do something similar?

Alaska District Presbytery in Session

The women and men who make up the Alaska District Presbytery are in Anchorage for a January session highlighting a collaborative day.  May God grant to our leadership team insight, favor, and anointing.
I was privileged to enjoy a meal with three of these fantastic leaders and parts of their families.

Alaska District Council Presbytery

The Assemblies of God presbytery convenes today.  Superintendent Bill Welch has a full slate of leadership activity prepared for the presbyters.  Please be in prayer for God’s wisdom to be with our leadership team.
Austin Jones and J.R. and Rochele are in town for the meeting and they invited the Mortons and us to dinner.  We [...]

Six Days Remaining!

In six days we will launch “Again:  A conference on the Holy Spirit.”  We are believing God to do his powerful work among us in a fresh way, yet similar to what He has done through the many ages of history.  Again!  Is our prayer.
Don’t get too busy or sidetracked to attend.  Show up!  Participate. [...]

The Lausanne Papers

Our Sunday evening talks are following an outline by the teams of the Lausanne movement.  It is a worldwide movement that mobilizes evangelical leaders to collaborate for world evangelism.  I have found their information, materials, and perspectives insightful, excellently presented, and timely.
To read some of their many inspiring and thoughtful documents, direct your browser here. [...]