Helping Hands Blog

I have been writing a family update for many years now. It started when I married widowed Les – and his three boys, Ken, Dan and Gregg –...

Christmas is such a good time to ponder the wonder of God’s love and grace.

Mom and Dad loved each other, I got along well with my older brothers, we could go outside and play all day long and just had to be home...

What a privilege to help these incredibly talented and capable pastors and leaders — not to build air-conditioned buildings or buses — but t

If you ever visit, sitting on a shelf in our guest bathroom is a fun book titled When I Was Your Age . Each chapter is just a few...

“God sees everything you do,” said the little plaque hanging over my father’s bed growing up in Cuba.

“What day is it?” asked Pooh. “It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favorite day,” said Pooh. “Even if you are on the right track, you’ll...

Recently, to do something different and fun, my wife and I went on a rail bike excursion. Ours was a 10-mile ride along a beautiful river...

Way back when I attended the St. James Lutheran Grade School, the dictator– I mean, the director–of the school was Miss Martin. Miss...

“This is too difficult for a mathematician. It takes a philosopher.” —Albert Einstein, on filling out his tax returns I suspect by the...

For their missions conference last month, I was asked to give the Sunday morning message for a wonderful church in Alabama. They have...

King David danced. He was “leaping and dancing before the Lord” as the Ark of the Lord was returned to the City of David (2 Samuel 6:16).

Dear LOGOI Family, Every January, LOGOI usually allows me to brag a little bit about my marvelous family, which now encompasses 55...

Over this past year, we have been working on a very special LOGOI book titled An Unexpected Love Story. It’s the story of how my mom, a...

There is a small industry of “wall art” and plaques that simply say, “Just Breathe.” The idea is to remind us that when we’re facing...

“Let the man who would hear God speak, read Holy Scriptures.” -Martin Luther On October 31, 1517, German priest and theology professor...

Note: Enjoy the letter we mailed our partners this month with LOGOI's new brochure. You can see the brochure online by clicking on the...

We thought you might enjoy this letter of encouragement we're sending this month to our LOGOI National Missionary family of over 34,000...

Back in 1938, the “horse of the year” was the thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit. In 2003, the film Seabiscuit was an Academy Award...

There might be some truth in the definitions above, but almost all of us can relate to Mark Twain’s quote when he said, “My father was an...