How Can the Church in the West Embrace Suffering as a Mark of Its Faithfulness? Dr John Armstrong. Act 3 Network

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How Can the Church in the West Embrace Suffering as a Mark of Its Faithfulness? Dr John Armstrong. Act 3 Network

By Kevin Jesmer on Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 | No Comments

How Can the Church in the West Embrace Suffering as a Mark of Its Faithfulness? By Dr John Armstrong 8-8-16. This was sent by Dr John Armstrong to Act3 Network friends. It is about how, in the west, the church needs to be marked or characterized by suffering. It is a characteristic we need to grow […]

THE SACRAMENT OF PARTY. Hugh Halter. Verge Network 8-2-16.

By Kevin Jesmer on Thursday, August 4th, 2016 | No Comments

THE SACRAMENT OF PARTY. Hugh Halter Verge Network 8-2-16. Link to original article Somewhere, everywhere, people are connecting socially. From the beginning of time and throughout the scriptures, God’s people patterned their lives around celebration, feasts, social gatherings, levity, story-telling, eating, drinking, laughter, and listening. For God’s ancient fans, levity, sobriety, and a good ol’ fashion […]

The Image Of A Household Of Faith. By Dr John Armstrong 7-18-16

By Kevin Jesmer on Friday, July 29th, 2016 | No Comments

The Image Of A Household Of Faith. By Dr John Armstrong 7-18-16 The following is a great discussion about God’s vision for every Christian household. There were some personal info in the first paragraph that was ommitted. It was emailed to me by Act 3 Network John Armstrong Act 3- 7-18-16 Act3network.com ….This image […]

Doing Discipleship and Developing Leaders. Stew @ The Verge Network 6-28-16

By Kevin Jesmer on Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 | No Comments

Doing Discipleship and Developing Leaders Stew @ The Verge Network 6-28-16 God’s hope for the world is the local church. The local church is His Plan A, and there is no Plan B. God’s agents of implementation are the people of the local church. New believers, volunteers, lay leaders, church staff members, and pastors are […]

Sister’s Demands Test Relationship. By: Amy Dickinson. Contact Reporter: Ask Amy 5-28-16

By Kevin Jesmer on Friday, June 3rd, 2016 | No Comments

Sister’s Demands Test Relationship. By: Amy Dickinson. Contact Reporter: Ask Amy 5-28-16 (I post this article because it hit home for me. I find myself demanding apologies from people for things done decades ago. Does anyone else have this issue? They may not have done what I perceive they did. Even if they did, they probably […]

History of Galicia…Where my ancestors came from. Now western Ukraine.

By Kevin Jesmer on Friday, May 27th, 2016 | No Comments

History of Galicia…Where my ancestors came from. Now western Ukraine. Link to original article Halychyna [in Ukrainian] Galicia [in English], Gaszorszag [in Hungarian], Galitsiya [in Russian], Galizia [in Italian] or Galizien [in German] is Ruthenian (=Ukrainian) historic land in West Ukraine (present day oblasts of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil). Name derives from the city of […]

Immigrants to Canada: The Ukrainians (from c1892-1914)

By Kevin Jesmer on Monday, May 23rd, 2016 | No Comments

Immigrants to Canada: The Ukrainians (from c1892-1914) Link to Leon Sawicki main page Link to Joseph Sawicki, Leon’s father. Link to Jesmer Family History page. Link to original article Most of this information is from Early Ukrainian Settlements in Canada 1895-1900 by Vladimir J. Kaye, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1964) and Canada’s Ukrainians Negotiating an Identity edited by Lubomyr […]

7 WRITING TIPS FROM CHARLES SPURGEON. 2-22-16. By Lucidbooks

By Kevin Jesmer on Monday, May 16th, 2016 | No Comments

7 WRITING TIPS FROM CHARLES SPURGEON. 2-22-16. Posted in www.lucidbooks.net Link to original article Charles Haddon Spurgeon is the most prolific Christian author of all-time. Prior to the standardization of typewriters—let alone the development of computers—Charles Spurgeon literally penned a boatload of content. He’s considered to be the most widely read preacher and he produced more […]

FIVE WAYS TO BLESS YOUR NEIGHBORS. Dave Ferguson. (Accessed 5-11-16)

By Kevin Jesmer on Thursday, May 12th, 2016 | No Comments

FIVE WAYS TO BLESS YOUR NEIGHBORS. Dave Ferguson. 5-11-16 Link to the 3 min video on converters verses blessers and how to be a blessing. Link to original article He says, “From the very beginning, God’s way of reaching and restoring the world has always been through what I would call a blessing strategy…how do […]

The Radicals Who Stay. By Trevor Holloway. Nov 27, 2014

By Kevin Jesmer on Monday, May 2nd, 2016 | No Comments

The Radicals Who Stay. By Trevor Holloway (To Every Tribe). Nov 27, 2014 Link to original article Who is the most radical person you know? I once knew a man who was constantly trying to convince people that he and they should quit their jobs, sell everything they have, and just do evangelism all day, everyday. […]

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