by Nick Kerr At 6:30 a.m., June 22, 2018, I pulled the curtains open at the apartment at the mission and saw the sun shining off the mountains in Seward, Alaska. Such a beautiful morning. The ship that had come in that day was the Radiance of the Sea. After showering and walking down the stairs from our apartment I glanced out at the bay. The water was so calm. I saw the mirrored image reflecting in the Resurrection Bay [...]
by Nick Kerr As we traveled from Minnesota to Harlingen, TX, in March 2018, I reflected on how God uses prayer and His body of believers from different local churches to work together to proclaim the saving message of the Gospel. The Mercedes Stock Show in Texas is held every March and many thousands attend this event. The Harlingen Bible Church sponsors a large booth at the Stock Show with seven tables available to present the Gospel. Many times all [...]
Years ago I was sitting in the Hibbing (Minnesota) Hospital with my wife, waiting for our third child to be born. A lady friend and fellow believer walked by the room and recognized my wife and me. She said she was just up in Hibbing visiting her dad who had just gotten out of prison for manslaughter. She asked me if I would drive to her dad’s home to witness to him. I said, “Yes,” but I had known about [...]
by Nick Kerr It started as an average day of deer hunting. I parked my car at an old friend’s house. He and his son, Junior, joined the hunt that day. When that day ended I had to drive my four wheeler past Junior’s deer stand. He stopped me and said that he had shot a deer and asked if I could help him take care of it because his carpal tunnel was very painful. He said he couldn’t even [...]