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The last few days I have been in Namur and Brussels. I am hanging out with some really fun people who are planting churches in this area. I am so impressed with these people who are ministering cross culturally. They are learning the language. They are adapting to the culture. They are understanding their cultural [...]

This week I am on the west coast talking about Asia. We will be moving from place to place quite rapidly if all goes well so not a lot of time for posts.  I will keep post some updates on The Upstream Collective Facebook page. We are excited about working with some of our friends [...]

Been reading through the book “A Godward Life” by John Piper as part of my devotion in the mornings.   I use it as a supplement to my bible reading. I like to read the Bible through each year though I must admit I do not always make it.  There are portions that seem to [...]

One can see in the book of Acts how the Holy Spirit leads Sometimes the Spirit says GO • Phillip’s trek down the southern road that led him to the Ethiopian official.Sometimes the Spirit says NO • Paul as he is trying to go into Asia. Two times he was stopped by the Spirit but [...]

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, “Don’t be afraid! Speak out! Don’t be silent! For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me.” So Paul stayed there for the next year and a half, teaching [...]

Still thinking about the role of the Holy Spirit in our mission endeavors. I was going over some notes from our Church as Missionary workbook that Caleb Crider and I use. It is a compilation of mission writings and notes that we continually put together. We teach it when someone asks for it. Some times [...]

What do you do when the Holy Spirit says “no”? Does a “no” put you in a tailspin? What happens when the plans you made do not turn out that way due to the fact the Lord closes a door? What happens when the Lord puts the brakes on our strategy plan? Paul and his [...]