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Our Ministry Journey

Join us as we share updates, reflections, and stories from our walk of faith and our preparations for ministry at Sunset International Bible Institute.

You Are Here, Moving in Our Midst

July 10, 2026 Update Greetings, friends! We spent ALL of the last two months finishing up our house remodel, spending as much time as we could with our Hewitt church family, packing, and preparing to move. I have also been traveling to Oklahoma, central Texas to the Highland Lakes area, and Louisiana, speaking and interviewing…

A Macedonian Church

Four-and-a-half years have passed since Sara, Diga, and I (and the not-yet-known Dona) have left the state of Minnesota to make our living in Texas, with its warmer weather and closer proximity to at least part of our family. This past July, I was in communication with the wife of one of the late elders…

Preaching Is Harder Than It Looks

As a lifelong listener to sermons and classes, I think I have an idea of what makes a speaker effective at impressing the image of God into the hearts of the hearers. Compiling the study, arranging the sermon, and executing an effective lesson requires so much more than an “idea.” I am almost embarrassed to…