Category Archives: Article

Storying Newsletter

J.O. Terry (IMB and now in 80s) puts out a Storying newsletter…he featured me in it!  Enjoy! Journal Storying No. 39 Sept 2023 Larry’s Story

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Anti-cheating hats

  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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Tribute to Two Great Monarchs

The world’s attention has been drawn to the passing of a Great Monarch: Queen Elizabeth.  However, her reign was just 88 more days than King Bumiphol of Thailand and so it seemed fitting to remember his reign as well. The … Continue reading

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An A to Z of missionary life

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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Christ and Common Sense: Time or Intensity?

After a visit to the Grand Canyon with my son Tim’s family in July, I wrote an article for Tim’s weekly newspaper column:  Christ and Common Sense: Time or Intensity?  You can read it here.

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Wearing Masks in Thailand

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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Returning to the Field in a Pandemic

In a blog post on the OMF website, Larry shares his experience returning to the field in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. You can read it here.

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Bridges to the Gospel

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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Exponential Growth of the Church and Corona Virus

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

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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