    William Cameron Townsend “Cam” (1896-1982) graduated from high school in 1914. He went to college for a little while, but dropped out to become a Bible salesman. In 1917 his employer, the Los Angeles Bible House, sent him to sell Bibles in Guatemala. In his travels around Central and South America, he quickly learned […]
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Pictured above: Sugar plantations utilized some of the most brutal and deadly systems of enslaved labor in history. The unforgiving pace of the harvest of the sugar cane, and the dangerous mill work in the processing of the sugar, resulted in an average life expectancy of just 7 to 9 years for enslaved workers. ———————————–
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   There is not much to read in today’s meditation, but I am posting some amazing videos if you have the time to view them.    On January 8, 1956, five young American missionaries were speared to death by several members of a remote tribe in Ecuador. They were attempting to make contact
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Matthew 11:28-30 – (Jesus said),  “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” ————————-
3210) Questions After 9-11 (3/3) Read More »
   (…continued) Billy Graham spoke at the National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. on Friday, September 16 (pictured above). This inter-faith service was an awkward forum for a man so used to proclaiming the clear claims of Christ as THE Way, THE Life, and THE Truth (John 14:6). Billy Graham’s
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I wrote this piece in 2001 as an article for the monthly newsletter of a Christian mission organization that I was working with at the time. I hesitated to write it, but finally did. The editor hesitated to publish it, and decided not to. The time did not yet seem right. I never did use
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   (…continued) Yesterday’s EmailMeditation told the story of Don and Carol Richardson’s mission work among the Sawi people of New Guinea. It is one of the most amazing stories in the history of missions. My brief account only begins to describe this powerful work of the Holy Spirit. Today’s blog consists of three videos
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   I completed my seminary education in December of 1979 and was ready for my first congregation.  I was called to Christ Lutheran Church in Lignite, North Dakota.  Lignite is in the far northwest corner of that wind-blown, barren state.  On a windy, 30 degree below zero day in January, my wife and I
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“What Will War Bring to Iran? Praying for a Country in Crisis” by March 5, 2026, by David Mathis, at: http://www.desiringgod.org ——————————————————-    As the world watches Iran, Christians look on with another set of eyes. Wherever we reside, we watch and pray with a spiritual vision that transcends natural concerns and our own
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Image above:Â The Confusion of Tongues, Gustav Gore, 1865 Genesis 11:1-9 Â — Â Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. Â They said to each other, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the
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