Category Archives: Evangelism

Becoming!

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Bob Bjerkaas

In some ways, these last two months have enabled an awful lot of us to pause and reset some directions and priorities in our lives.  I have heard from some friends and neighbors that these unusual times have afforded them … Continue reading →

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A Lesson from a WWI Chaplain: “Woodbine Willie”

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Bob Bjerkaas

In saying goodbye to a beloved friend (Judy Butler – who is doing quite well in Maryland), I met a new friend.  In downsizing to fit into her new retirement lodgings, she was leaving a considerable collection of books behind.  … Continue reading →

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Examining Ourselves

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Bob Bjerkaas

A couple of times a month I am able to sit back in my wonderfully comfortable office chair and read through the most recent couple of issues of Christianity Today and World Magazine.  Keeping abreast of the ‘goings-on’ of the … Continue reading →

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Prepare Ye The Way! An Advent Invitation

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Bob Bjerkaas

The Advent season has begun!  Our calendars are up on our fridges or pantry doors.  Lights will begin showing up on our neighbors houses.  Trees will be decorated in our living rooms.   Travel plans will be made, gifts bought and … Continue reading →

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Some Mother’s Child

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Bob Bjerkaas

This morning did not go as planned.  We knew it would be a tough one – our daughter (who inherited her dear old Dad’s fear of needles and doctor’s offices) was scheduled to get her impacted wisdom teeth removed at … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Witness

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Bob Bjerkaas

Thanksgiving is gone and Advent is upon us!  Our friends are posting pictures of their decked halls and illuminated houses on Facebook.  We can now listen to our Christmas Carols and holiday jingles with abandon.   But do we have a … Continue reading →

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Being Evangelical in a Post-Christian Culture: the Biblical Advice of J. Wilbur Chapman, Part One

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Bob Bjerkaas

Recently I read a book in which the author, after noting the failure to reach the next generation for Christ, the presence of increasing socio-economic difficulties, and the theological confusion and turmoil among Christians, said that “The need is great today, … Continue reading →

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You Are Not An Alligator: Thoughts on Evangelism

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Bob Bjerkaas

Just outside of Allentown, Pennsylvania, on the east side of Route 15, you can visit an amazing place: Clyde Peelings Reptileland. When we lived on the East Coast, and my kids were younger, we visited there several times and always had … Continue reading →

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