Golden Anniversary of a Pacific Sailing

There is no month like the month of May. April showers bring May flowers. On the first day of May, 50 years ago, we got more than flowers. Our ship, the S.S. President Wilson, docked that day beside the Sea Terminal in Hong Kong harbor. Now, half a century has passed,...

Alarmed

There are days when I feel absolutely certain I have the weirdest job on the planet. I know that is probably not technically true, but I do have some pretty strange experiences at work. Sunday before last was no exception. I was preaching, as I usually do on Sunday...

None of Us is Truly Free, While Anyone Is Bound

William Carey published his “Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Convert the Heathens” in 1792. Its title was not exactly snappy, but its effect was seismic. From it arose the modern missionary movement. We know about this, but there is a...