Think On These Things

After the news of Deaf Evangelist Ronnie Rice’s graduation to Heaven, social media was filled with tributes to this unique man. People posted, “Ronnie Rice preached in my church,” “Ronnie…

Sometimes pastors feel awkward around the deaf ministry. Questions arise like: What are the Deaf people saying? What is the interpreter saying? Is the sermon being interpreted accurately? Are the…

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and…

Aware means to have knowledge, to be informed or to be alert. Children must be trained to be aware of what is around them. This situational awareness is important, but…

“Do you have time for a deaf* man?” a church member asked me after I preached about reaching every person with the Gospel. I smiled and became excited. My first…

When I was young, every summer our family vacationed for one week “back home” on the farm where my Dad grew up. I remember noon meals where the kitchen table…

In 1976, the USA celebrated the Bicentennial, Apple Computer Company and Microsoft were incorporated, NASA’s Viking 1 Lander spacecraft arrived safely on Mars, and I began to learn sign language.…

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel toALMOST every creature.” – Mark 16:15 Notice that the word ALMOST is not in the…

Someone said, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.” But in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the top deck of the Nimitz Freeway (San Francisco) collapsed crushing 58 people and…

In 1799, U.S. Marine Captain William Jones requested, “The Continental ship Providence, now lying at Boston, is bound on a short cruise, immediately; a few good men are wanted to…