“I Hate GES” 

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I recently received a four-page handwritten letter from a friend and GES partner. After greeting me, he wrote, “I hate GES.” I thought, “What does he mean? Have I offended him? Did I do something wrong?” He explained that his grandson had said that to him. He was shocked since he loves GES, and his
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The Dora Lake Story 

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I spoke at a church pastored by Dan Adams in Dora Lake, MN, about twenty years ago. In 2012, I received a book from Ralph “Yankee” Arnold entitled The Dora Lake Story. In that book, he talks about how many people in that small town came to faith in Christ when he was preaching there
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Working Out at the Gym 

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I’ve visited a lot of gyms in my life, in both the military and the civilian world. Even though I’m not one of them, I’m sure that you, like me, have seen muscle-bound men and women who frequent such establishments. We’re also aware that many other people use these gyms who, as a result of
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Heed the Call 

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In 1988, a man by the name of Nicholas Winton walked into a BBC studio in Britain and took a seat in the audience. The unassuming stockbroker, wearing coke-bottle glasses and a simple suit, had no idea that the upcoming program segment on the talk show That’s Life was dedicated to him. For decades, Winton
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Portland, Oregon, Regional Conference 

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GES conducted a regional conference April 5-7, at the First Baptist Church of Portland, OR. The theme was “Christ, the Righteous Rewarder.” As the title indicates, we discussed what the NT has to say about rewards for the faithful believer. There were three speakers at the conference: Dave Janssen, Kathryn Wright, and me (Ken Yates).
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