Author Archives: Peter Morris

Why we mean it! The second best book I’ve ever read

As we prepare to send out our first “official” newsletter to our partners, this is the beginning of a series of posts about why we truly mean it when we say “the most practical thing you can do for us is … Continue reading

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What we desire for our kids

Over the past few weeks, our kids have experienced the early stages of their transition to being “Missionary Kids.” In early May, I preached at the Chinese Christian Church of Germantown (CCCG). Sam spent two hours in a new class with … Continue reading

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Striving side by side

What do you think of, when you think of living a life “worthy of the gospel”? Great sacrifice? Great things? Doing stuff, right? Alone? At our elders and staff retreat this February, we read through Philippians together and chapter 1, verse … Continue reading

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In DC? Join us on May 18!

This Sunday, our church was invited to join us on May 18 to learn more about our calling to missions and our plans for ministry in Costa Rica. It is the first “public” opportunity where we will invite folks to … Continue reading

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Why are you looking for the living among the dead?

In the lead up to Easter this year, I’ve been reflecting on the life and ministry of my Great Uncle, Leon Morris. In February, when I preached as part of our Missions Month at Ambassador, and shared our call to … Continue reading

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Lift up your eyes!

A big highlight of 2014 so far has been our church’s commitment to Bible memory. We use the Fighter and Foundation Verses – a great Bible memory program developed by Children Desiring God (We use the Fighter Verse app for that, best $2.99 … Continue reading

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Don’t lose heart…

Even though we’ve got more snow in DC today, it was a beautiful day on Saturday. Melanie and Sam went for donuts and hot chocolate so I took Maddy for cupcakes. It was one of those “life is moving too … Continue reading

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Snow day pancakes

Pancakes have ALWAYS been a part of our family.          From the moment I wooed Melanie with pancakes almost 13 years ago, pancakes have been a staple of slow mornings and late night snacks in the Morris … Continue reading

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More precious than diamonds

Over the past six weeks, we’ve been really struck by this Spurgeon quote: Prayer makes our blessings more precious than diamonds. It’s been a long journey from sensing the call to missions, to a clear sense of call to Latin … Continue reading

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