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On every trip, decisions are made. Along the road of life, we inevitably face intersections and decisions about which way to go. It is at those moments that we must live by faith, asking God for wisdom and believing that He will never lead in the wrong direction. It is our hope that each article on the blog will encourage you to keep enjoying the journey…and look for Jesus along the way.

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I have the greatest respect for ministry staff members who come alongside the pastor for one purpose: to help the pastor as he leads the church under God.

My Advice for Ministry Staff Members

Over the last few years, I have had the privilege of spending time with a number of church staff members in the places where I have been preaching. This is always a great joy for me. More than eighteen years of my life and ministry were spent as a staff member. Tammy and I were…

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Hear the Word Every Day This Year!

Most believers are content to hear a sermon on Sunday or listen to a preacher a couple of times each week. God designed it that...
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A Prayer at the Door of a New Year

One of my favorite authors through the years has been F.B. Meyer. His writings have stirred my thinking and warmed my heart. Recently as I...
New Beginnings, study verse by verse through Genesis 1-11. Enjoying the Journey Genesis 1-11.

Finding a New Beginning

Someone has rightly observed, "Life is a series of new beginnings." Thankfully for the believer, our God is the God of new beginnings! The Creator...
Gifts After Christmas

Gifts After Christmas

For many families, Christmas becomes a multi-day marathon of celebrations, family visits, and gift exchange. Not all gifts are given on Christmas. It was many...
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Reflections on the Home Going of a Spiritual Father

As a 17 year old boy the Lord directed me to Crown College and brought me under the influence of Pastor Clarence Sexton. Little did...
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Our Final ETJ Series of 2023

What a year we have had studying the Bible together! This month we conclude our 6th year of Enjoying the Journey podcasts, and are so...
Christmas Evangelism, using Christmas to share the gospel, witnessing during Christmas

Christmas Evangelism

"And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them." -...
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Christians You Should Know: William Bradford

“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to...
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“Thank You For Your Service”

One of the blessings of the last few years has been the privilege of flying out of a small regional airport in our hometown. It...
5 men was killed by the Auca Indians when trying to reach them with the gospel. They had titled the mission Operation Auca. Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Roger Youderian, Pete Fleming, Ed McCulley, Operation Auca, Missionaries killed in Ecuador. The aiplane used during Operation Auca by Nate Saint and Jim Elliot

Operation Auca

“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not...
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An Answer to Prayer and A Prayer Request

For some time we have been praying about the next step for Enjoying the Journey. Our desire is very simple: “all the will of God”...
Christians You Should Know: C.T. Studd. C.T. Studd, Today, we are looking at the life of C.T. Studd. He gave all for the cause of Christ and we can do the same no matter the cost.

Christians You Should Know: C.T. Studd

LISTEN TO THIS TRAVELER'S TALES: “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” – Luke 19:10 A...
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NEW GOSPEL TOOL: ETERNITY TRACT

Did you know there is only one verse in the Bible that has the word eternity? Similar terms like everlasting and eternal are used frequently, but the Holy Spirit reserved...

Start Your Year With the Bible

"The entrance of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple." - Psalm 119:130 Shortly, we will begin a new year…2024! The best way...
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Bridge Day Tract Appointment by Roger Pauley

"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in...

Honoring a Partner in the Gospel

On Monday, November 7, 2022 I was sitting in a hotel room in Iowa when I received one of the most difficult phone calls of...
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Christians You Should Know: Richard Wurmbrand

“For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be...
Susannah Spurgeon started the Book Fund. The Book Fund mailed over 250,000 volumes to thousands of ministers around the world. This image links to a short biography of the life of Mrs. Spurgeon

Christians You Should Know: Susannah Spurgeon

“Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” – Isaiah 41:10 Listen to a Traveler's Tales episode about this remarkable woman:...