Joshua One Ministries

Is it sinful to seek success?   THE JOSHUA ONE WAY: ARTICLE 1.  FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES, SEE: SUCCESS. Most Christians seem to be divided into two equally misguided camps when it comes to the topic of seeking success in this life. On one side are the modern-day hucksters of the Prosperity Gospel. They teach [...]

March 2012 In March 2012, a few of us associated with Joshua One Ministries will make an exciting journey to visit some very special friends of ours who live in the rainforest of southern Costa Rica. We are now forming our team for this exciting adventure to the Chirripó Mountains. We are limiting the size [...]

TO PRE-REGISTER FOR CR4C JAN 2012, USE THE ONLINE FORM AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. We are returning to Costa Rica in January for eight days of preaching, teaching, medical outreach, construction work and lots of sweet Christian fellowship. Do you want to come? Dates: January 16-23, 2012 Cost: $1732 (covers everything: air, hotel, meals, [...]

Dear Christian friends… friends of Rodrigo Rojas and our many brothers and sisters in Costa Rica … fellow laborers in the work of the Great Commission … relatives … casual acquaintances … total strangers … During the holidays, I saw lots of offers for Buy Now Pay Later and Buy One Get One Free. Have [...]

During the next 30 days, I need to raise $10,000. Is it possible? Will it take a miracle? Will you help? Christmas is one week away. Like you, Norma and I are busy getting ready for the big holiday. We will be going out this weekend to do some last-minute shopping. We expect a full [...]

A Facebook poll asks if you prefer “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays.” I’m guessing “Merry Christmas” is perceived by some as more “spiritual” than “Happy Holidays.” Hmmm. Let’s see. A “Mass” is a liturgical service of the Eucharist, presumably at a Catholic church, and a “Christ mass” is such a service held at midnight on [...]

With exactly two months remaining until our Jan. 18, 2010, departure to San José, Costa Rica, we have 31 team members signed up to go. For more info about our Jan. 18-25, 2010, Costa Rica evangelism trip, read our: CR Trip Prospectus. The Lord is putting together a remarkable team for us: * We have [...]

We are accepting applications NOW from those who want to join us on our January 2010 evangelism trip to San José, Costa Rica.   Terry and Norma Hull led 13 people on a week-long adventure to Costa Rica in January 2008, and 29 people in January 2009.  We are now putting together our 2010 team, and the [...]

While doing some research yesterday, I came across a remarkable essay: “The Vital Role of Tentmaking in Paul’s Mission Strategy.” This 1997 article was written by Ruth E. Siemens, a former missionary to Latin America and Europe and the founder of Global Opportunities (GO), which promotes tentmaking as a missions strategy. Many Christians know that [...]

I am a member of a Facebook group for ministers of independent Christian churches. Occasionally someone will raise a provocative discussion question and solicit responses. Brad Pembleton, a pastor of Cy-Fair Christian Church in Houston, has raised an excellent question: From your perspective what is the next battle we are going to have to face [...]