November 2013: I Have Control

        I Have Control As a trainee pilot in the air force, I quickly learned how to steer clear of confusion in the cockpit. When my instructor wanted me to fly the airplane, he said clearly, “You have control.” My required response was simply, “I have control.” That’s how it works in …

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July 2013: Great Falls!

GREAT FALLS! No, this month is not about the great and magnificent Niagara Falls; nor is it about that hospitable little city of Great Falls, Montana. It’s about a Miracle Fall. Let me explain . . . If you’ve been following  for a while, you may recall I had a ‘slip-on-the-ice’ fall early this year, …

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June 2013: “Ladies & Gentlemen . . . “

Grace and Peace . . .  that’s the way Paul began each of his letters . . . although it seems that when he wrote to his disciple Timothy, he added ‘mercy.’ I wonder why. So if you’re in need of mercy, receive that too! Ever read The small Print on stuff that people send …

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May 2013: Mysogynistic Me?

Many Happy Returns – from Mars!” Sadly, that?s a misleading and deceptive greeting—in actual fact there is no possibility of a return to Earth from Mars for space explorers. Drop in at the Boutique (below), and meet YWAM Associate Dr Raye Kass (DTS 1988), who is involved in planning this oneway expedition to Mars—80,000 already …

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April 2013: Have You Eaten?

If you live on the top side of of the Blue Planet, our hopeful greeting these days is, “April showers bring May flowers.” Down Under-ers (who firmly believe that it’s really they who are on top because the map-makers got it wrong), are mostly looking forward to cooler days. And all those in between say, …

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March 2013: A Puzzlement

Early Easter Greetings! Rejoice during this time of loss and victory; sadness and joy; death and life. Ultimately it’s Victory, Joy & Life! Pastor-of-all-of-YWAM – Jim Dawson – left us for a Better Place on February 24th at the good old age of 90. We dedicate this edition to Jim, who for several years in …

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february 2013: Pride Comes . . .

Hello Friends, It’s good to be back with you in this short month of February. Pour a cup of tea or coffee and join us for a read. Remember this? Pride Comes . . . Have you ever felt as though you were a total failure? And what is worse, a failure in the very …

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January 2013: The War Of The Words

Welcome to the 25th year of continued contact with our great big, wonderful and worldwide extended family, which includes all those of us who have served in YWAM as well as those who simply served alongside in the ministry of friendship. Remember this? The War of the Words Does it make sense to fight in …

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December 2012: Christmas in China/ Mary

Christmas in China It was my worst Christmas. Our missionary family had been invited to stay in a swanky mansion in bitterly-cold northeast China while the wealthy owners were away. The house was set on a snowy hill overlooking the vast Yellow Sea, not yellow but a colorless and wintry slate-grey, with its shoreline littered …

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November 2012: dis·abil·i·ties

Happy Holidays America! (We’re trying to stay ahead of the times and be Politically Correct . . . just not sure how much longer “Happy Thanksgiving” will remain PC. In any case, have a blessed Family Time. Oh dear, is it still OK to talk about family?) Seriously, here’s some fun. dis·abil·i·ties; noun  Face it, …

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