Through the several years of volunteering at the Answers in Genesis (AiG) booth at the Iowa State Fair, I've learned a few things. What to do, what not to do; what works, and what doesn't. Last year was the final year AiG supported this ministry, but the work moves on through the IowaGO! project. The... Continue Reading →
From August 8-18 at the Iowa State Fair, a group of volunteers gathers to share the gospel message through a booth in the Varied Industries Building. With over 1.2 million people visiting the Iowa State Fair each year, this is a great opportunity to reach unbelievers with the gospel and encourage fellow Christians from all... Continue Reading →
Unicorns are mythical beasts resembling a horse or deer with a single spiral corn projecting from its forehead and has been known to barf rainbows. They don't exist. They are fairytales of people's imagination: unless you are talking about unicorns in the Bible which are a one-horned rhinoceros, which was totally real. Today, a unicorn... Continue Reading →
Ever since I was a kid, I loved playing video games; so much that it became a vice and a source of addiction in my life. In my 40's I loved putting on my headset, stepping out onto the battlefield in first-person shooters and playing in teams with others. I also loved getting into storymode,... Continue Reading →
"...work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,"Philippians 2:12b When it comes to getting in shape and maintaining a healthy body, do we have to look very far to get the answers? Is it really a mystery to what we need to do to take care of our temple that God gave us, and... Continue Reading →
Two days before the skatepark outreach on May 25th at Lauridsen Skate Park, Gabe, my friend and the organizer of the church event, contacted me with some disappointing news. He was going to postpone the outreach for Saturday to later on in the summer or fall because only three youth were able to make it... Continue Reading →
Many churches believe that it is important to have a solid doctrinal statement of faith. I also believe that it is important. It is one of the main things that you need to believe in order to be a member of a particular denomination. Usually if you don't agree with the doctrinal statement of a... Continue Reading →
It was two o'clock in the morning; Lisa and I were traveling back to my parents from the shore and were inside a secluded section of the Garden State Parkway when all of a sudden, I heard and felt something fall off the car and my battery was quickly dying. I later found that the... Continue Reading →
This year's Pella Tulip Time Outreach held May 2-4, was a huge success all around, not only for those we ministered to, but especially those who came to be recharged to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. The Speakers As always, the speakers were amazing and really emboldened us... Continue Reading →
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 NKJV Salvation is like a car The doctrine of salvation is like a car. Describing an automobile is very simple. It is a type of vehicle... Continue Reading →
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