Suit Up!

Suit Up!

Five airplanes and thirty hours later I made it home from my trip to Germany and Albania. Once again, my luggage did not. What is it about my bag of dirty clothes that is so impressive to the Europeans that they keep wanting to keep them for a few days? Perhaps there...
Packing Light

Packing Light

Okay, I admit it: I am an over-packer. You would think after making some fifty overseas trips I would be one of those “hand-luggage-only people.” Not so. However, on this ten-day trip to Germany and Albania I decided to practice packing light in order to prepare for a...
Niemals aufgeben — Never give up!

Niemals aufgeben — Never give up!

As I ministered this week at the European Bible Training Center in Berlin, I was blessed to see how God has built a tenacity — a true biblical endurance  — into the hearts of these teachers and Bible students who live in a continent where atheism and spiritual...
Berlin Moments and Spiritual Reflections

Berlin Moments and Spiritual Reflections

Germany Trip Day #2-3 Although I enjoy a bit of site-seeing, I would much rather see what God is doing in and through His people in that region. However, this is not to say that visiting sites cannot serve as “a visual devotional.” I hope you are challenged by these...
“He’s Up!  He’s Down!  He’s Up Again!”

“He’s Up! He’s Down! He’s Up Again!”

It sounds like a badly fought boxing match but it really is a perfect description of my first day of travel to Germany. • “He’s up!” — Jim checks in on-line for his perfectly planned flights to Berlin. • “He’s down!” — Jim receives a text announcing that the flight to...