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Sin, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation: They all Matter

This month, the LAM Newsletter focuses on equipping people to adequately communicate the Gospel. Training and equipping pastors in another Latin Ameri...

Reconciliation Matters. The After-effects of the British arrival

For many tribal people in Kenya, the arrival of the British in the 1890’s was a tragedy. It marked the beginning of stolen land. Foreign laws were e...

Salvation Matters

One evening, late at night, the telephone rang. A friend called me to come because a disturbance in a neighbor’s house was gathering steam. Loud scr...

Preaching Matters

At age 15, I left the dorm life for home, having just completed Grade 10. My father was the Secretary of Keswick Conference in Kenya, and that year, h...

Change Matters

As a young high school teacher in Beausejour, Manitoba, 25% of my teaching responsibilities included being the Boys’ Guidance Counselor. During our ...

Mistakes Matter

I will always remember three mistakes I made during the summer after I turned 18. My summer job was to select parts for shipment......

Apologies Matter in Conflicts

Did Jesus’ statement ever strike you as strange? In the Lord’s prayer, there seems to be a condition in Jesus’s teaching about forgiveness. “F...

Florentina Diego Carceda, A Woman Of Great Faith

Who invited Joe and Marg to travel along a dangerous mountain road? One day, a few months ago, Florentina phoned Joe. “I have two teams ready, Joe! ...

Stories Matter

Stories brighten a day much like the sun’s rays in winter when frost performs its magic on the windows inside, and it’s freezing cold outside. Wha...

Research Matters

We can often get so busy with urgent tasks that we don’t look further, searching the horizon.  As a grandfather who picks up a 4 ½-year-old from ...

Images Matter / December 2022

It’s the gift-giving time! Near the end of the year, stores fill up their shelves with things that appear once a year. Christmas is the time for man...

Truth Matters / November 2022

Truth matters, and it doesn't change. So, why would you be concerned? As Christians, truth is a cornerstone of our faith. But for a large segment of s...