Author Archives: Emmanuel

Anti-cheating hats

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Emmanuel

  A university professor in Thailand decided to reduce cheating in her class by requiring all students to wear “anti-cheating hats”, affectionately called “blinkers”. An engineering professor in the Philippines saw what Thailand had instigated and allowed her students to … Continue reading →

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Place of the Greek Language in Bible Education in Thailand

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Emmanuel

“Studying the Bible in English is like watching television in black and white. Studying the Bible in the original languages is like watching television in color.” Dr Gary Staats I just finished taking a Greek exegesis class on the book … Continue reading →

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An A to Z of missionary life

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Emmanuel

In English we teach the ABCs as the foundation for instructing language to our children. The Hebrew version is “ABG’s” (Aleph, Bet, Gimel). The Jews used these first three letters of the Hebrew alphabet to help their children memorize Scripture. … Continue reading →

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Wearing Masks in Thailand

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Emmanuel

Most all of us have been wearing masks for over a year and have heard lots of discussion on the relative benefits of mask-wearing as well as the differences in cloth, paper, N-95 and surgical masks.  My Thai church even … Continue reading →

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Meeting Together?

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Emmanuel

While on home assignment in the states in 2020, I and millions of other believers experienced unprecedented disruptions to our usual Sunday worship. Thailand had been much more effective in Covid repression, and so upon my arrival in November of … Continue reading →

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An Added Benefit of Missionary Life

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Emmanuel

In May of 2002 my wife Paula was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma cancer and our family of six had to vacate our large house in Chiang Mai Thailand within only three days and get on a plane for the states. … Continue reading →

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Bridges to the Gospel

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Emmanuel

In Luke 13, Jesus used two contemporary catastrophes (the massacre at the temple mount and fall of the Tower of Siloam where 18 died) to draw attention to man’s need to repent. In other words, Jesus used a well-known current … Continue reading →

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A Landmark Hymn in CIM/OMF

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Emmanuel

There are two hymns that are invariably sung at official OMF functions including our Thailand field conference: Jehovah Jireh is His Name and How good is the God We Adore. The latter was written by an English preacher named Joseph … Continue reading →

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Exponential Growth of the Church and Corona Virus

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Emmanuel

Every day I get an update on the growth of the coronavirus around the world. What amazes me is the day to day increases that you see in some countries. This phenomenon is called exponential growth.  From my college days, … Continue reading →

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Justice For the Vulnerable

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Emmanuel

The corona pandemic and justice issues for the vulnerable. These two issues have taken front stage globally and are the topic of most every conversation. In ancient Israel there were three groups that were most vulnerable and often subject to … Continue reading →

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