SQJ Taipei

We did pretty well on the first day. We arrived at 5:30AM and the best thing to do is stay up until bedtime… but only Bethanie and I were able to do that. Angie did great with only a 20 minute nap. Josh was in bad shape and Mollie was too to a degree. Zach [...]

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This is cross posted from our email update list: Pagels In Taiwan
Hi everyone:
The day has arrived and it will be nice to be able to take liquids and gels on the plane! WOO HOO!
U.S. eases ban on air travelers carrying liquids
The 13 hour trip gets pretty gnarly even when you CAN brush teeth and put [...]

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The entire book of Job is a wonder to me. In some respects it seems to be evidence that the Bible is real… and accurate… because if you were making up a religion (as some claim) and if you were making up a God (as some claim) why would it look anything like what we [...]

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That is the wonderfully humorous title of a great new book by Angie’s sister, Cindy Sigler Dagnan.
After getting to spend a fair amount of time with Cindy’s family while back in the USA, we can report to you that the title of the book is most likely borne out of what is probably a regular [...]

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This is one of the phrases that parents hear most often… especially if they have a few kids.
I used to consider this plea… it used to give me pause… I used to search the depths of my mind to try to remember which kid got to do what activity with whom and for how long [...]

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Our friends Darrin and Chrissy King are missionaries to Costa Rica and they’ve always excelled at “telling it like it is” on the mission field.
I’m so glad they have started blogging! It has been so fun to catch up with their family and ministry through their blogs. In one post, Chrissy posted a picture of [...]

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That’s what my brother-in-law’s Glock 22 said to me the other day… and I was happy to oblige.

My family was the fishing/canoeing/camping type… but we were never the hunting type. I’ve only fired a gun on 4 occasions… the 2 times I’ve gone to the shooting range with my brother-in-law… once at scout camp… and [...]

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Back in June and July I blogged about the North American Christian Convention (NACC). I still believe that it will be remembered as one of the beginning steps of a great movement towards unity.
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The most recent issue of Christian Standard has several articles about the 2006 NACC I’d like [...]

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I posted HERE about my recent trip to Maryland.
I always want to let you report back when I ask for prayer.
Journey’s Crossing Church in Gaithersburg, MD is planning to come visit us NOV 6-15. Since they are coming so soon and because they are so far away from where we spend most of our time [...]

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I recently received some pictures that I’ve been asking to have sent for a long time! FINALLY!
Back in June, 5 young people from our church in Taiwan chose to become disciples of Jesus! Sorry it has taken me so long to share the pictures with you. Each of these young disciples are 2nd generation Christians.

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