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Here is one of the best articles I have read on Syrian refugees and the United States. Check out the map where the refugees were placed between 2012-2015. More are expected to follow. Is your church located in any of these cities? Not located in one of these cities? What […]

Where Syrian Refugees are Settling in the US


The conversation from two weeks ago was about the United States admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees in 2016. The annual cap on the number of refugees accepted into this country is 70,000. The conversation today is that the U. S. will receive 85,000 refugees in 2016 and 100,000 refugees in 2017. […]

100,000 Refugees to US in 2017


We think persecution and suffering for our witness are strange happenings. The New Testament is clear that such should not surprise us. 1 Peter 4:12-19 Our Lord does have a history of sending us to the wolves where religious leaders, political leaders, and even family members come against us and […]

Normalcy of Persecution





Today is a bittersweet Sunday. Bitter, because dear friends are leaving our church to move across country; sweet, because we commissioned them to go as part of a church planting team. Bitter, because unreached people groups still exist; sweet, because they are going to share the good news with them. […]

A Bittersweet Commissioning