• Eating Well with Celebrity Chef Cordell

    In Chicago and looking for an unforgettable Foodie experience? Celebrity Chef Cordell is the talk of city! Classically trained in French cuisine and well known at the best restaurants in Chicago, Chef Cordell brings his extraordinary gastronomical experience to the people. This phenomenal Celebr…
  • Model airplanes and a ping-pong ball catapult

    Somehow I don't think this is how most people picture missions. Our dining room table is covered with--among other things--four model airplanes, a "test your knowledge of aviation history" interactive board that lights up to show if answers are true or false, and a ping-pong ball catapult made from…
  • Photos from Hajdúszoboszló English Camp 2012

    Once again the Hajdúszoboszló English camp was a great blessing to everyone involved! Thank you to both the Cross Timber team and the Hajdúszoboszló Baptist church for letting me use their pictures. Opening event: a free concert by Hungarian singer Pintér Béla. -- The Cross Timber tea…
  • PTL for Hajdúszoboszló English camp

    The outreach English camp this last week was fantastic in spite of very high temperatures and a shortage of translators. God is faithful even when we can't see how things will possibly work out! Of the 102 registered participants, between 80 and 90 came each day to learn English through Bible st…
  • Leafleting for Animal rights and Vegan outreach

    HI, my name is Chris and I am a recovering meataholic. Had a great Weekend! Saturday I went to the beach in Santa Monica, had a great time, walked the promenade a bit, met up with some other animal rights friends, ate at Real Food Daily, a great vegan restaurant in Santa Monica, then went Leafleting…
  • Examining the Church-Growth Movement

    The People’s Church, Willow Creek, and the Church Growth Movement by Paul Proctor I walked through the doors of The First Baptist Church in the spring of 1995 after having been somewhat of a prodigal son for roughly 10 years. I had recently rededicated my life to Christ and wanted to once ag…
  • The ministry continues!

    Thank you for praying for the clothing distribution in Tiszafüred - it was great! The church plant group came and worked, Pastor Csaba and Sanyi (another friend from an area church) came and helped, and others donated additional clothing. The response was quite good, and it was a blessing to s…
  • Not the normal birthday

    This Saturday is Gary's birthday, and we have a special day planned! It's not going to be centered around cake and candles, however--that's coming at another time--instead we'll be spending a good part of the day at the church plant in Tiszafüred for a community outreach. Friends and co-workers ha…
  • A Church Boxing Match Goes Terribly Wrong

    By The Closet Calvinist George Clinkscale Guts Church (yes, that is its real name) in Tulsa Oklahoma had a boxing match today, Guts Fight Night, for the sixth time. Well, tonight things didn’t go so well. This seemingly seeker focused church thought a boxing match would attract people to…
  • Connections Debrecen starts tonight!

    This evening will be the first coffeehouse event of this school year, and we're excited to see that according to the Facebook invitation page MANY people may be coming! PTL for the opportunity to spend time with young people from Hungary and around the world (there are lots of international student…