New Hope Baptist Church, Chongwe, Zambia

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On April 16 Kathryn and I were invited to speak at a Baptist church in Zambia. We had spoken there last year, and this year the pastor wanted us to address rewards and end times. Kathryn taught the Sunday school class and spoke on rewards. She used 2 Tim 2:11-13. She pointed out the difference
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Taking the Message of Grace to Zambia

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Kathryn and I arrived in Zambia this week. This is the seventh year we have come to this country to teach at a Bible college in the town of Chongwe, which is about an hour and a half from the capital, Lusaka. The worst part of coming here is the hours we spend on airplanes
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Taking the Message of Grace to Milan

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This past week, Kathryn and I were in Milan, Italy. We spent time with some of our translators for GES. They were Manuela (Italian), Kristina (Russian), and Jan (German and Polish). They are all interested in getting the message of grace to the countries where they live. There are very few free grace churches in
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Meeting Our Translators

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GES is fortunate to have a number of outstanding translators. They translate our blogs and other material into eight languages (see here). Many of these translators live in Europe. I have “met” many through various zoom classes, but never in person. A common comment by these translators is that it is very hard to find
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Update on the GES Trip to Mexico 

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Recently, I, along with my wife Pam, took a trip to Mexico. We were there for three weeks. We hoped to accomplish a number of things on this trip. Here is an update for those who follow GES’s work in other countries. A Free Grace missionary couple, John and Alysse Stavropoulos, are serving in Chihuahua,
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Mexico and Nicaragua

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For some years now, GES has made spreading the message of Free Grace available to other countries. GES is not a large organization and our work in this area would be considered modest by at least some folks. But the work is taking place, nonetheless, and it is consistent. Usually, we go to places in
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Update on Zambia

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Some reading this blog know that GES has had an ongoing teaching ministry at a Bible college in Zambia. Each year for approximately five years, my daughter Kathryn and I have gone there to teach. She teaches a class on soteriology (salvation). I teach a class on the Book of Romans. We are scheduled to
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Free Grace Pastors’ Conference in Costa Rica 

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GES has been planning a pastors’ conference in Costa Rica for a couple of years. Lordship Salvation has a very strong presence in that country, and Protestant pastors are exposed to that teaching. Many of John MacArthur’s books, for example, are translated into Spanish and are used by these pastors in their sermon preparations. In
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Preaching in Costa Rica

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In October, GES board member Bernie Hunsucker and I had the opportunity to conduct a two-day pastors’ conference in Costa Rica. I was also able to teach some classes at a Baptist seminary over another two-day period. In both cases, the goal was to introduce those in attendance to Free Grace Theology. Both at the
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