Kindly Talk

I pastored at church in West Texas. It was a good church, but limited on funds. After purchasing equipment and having been trained by a church member, I started trapping. Ahhhh, money for missions! My trainer warned me about being chased by angry steers and to watch out for mountain lions and poisonous snakes. However, he never mentioned anything about Hogs, those wild Havalina or wild partial breeds. As I ran my traps, I would often see distant herds of twenty to forty massive hogs accompanied by their little piglets. (more…)

When I took some fellow believers to Russia and the Ukraine to smuggle Bibles into the old USSR, I was told of the KGB’s hatred of believers. I saw the hidden microphones in church facility walls. I heard of members, deacons and pastors who were taken by the KGB and never seen again.  At one church meeting, after preaching, I ask the pastor, “Why are there red and green lights on top of the pulpit. He said, “Red means KGB/Communists are here (be careful what you say) and Green means all clear–so preach on…”

QUESTIONS: What would you do, if faced with that type of Christian Life? Would you show up to meet with believers?

An article from a 1940’s newspaper regarding the wreck of a Southern Pacific Freight train in Washington State stated it was destroyed due to a ground squirrel. The squirrel had dug a hole near a rail support which was washed out during a rain storm allowing the supporting earth to become soft with predictable results.

I winced thinking of my own dislike of squirrels. Those that had entered my home several years ago while I was gone for three weeks–doing some $22,000.00 in damage. (more…)