“How can a dead man live again?” the young woman asked. “How can miracles be real? I believe God created the world. I believe that I am a sinner and that Christ died for me. But I cannot find faith to believe the resurrection.” This is one of the reactions to the Gospel that we…
Prison – a spiritually dark place, yet the light of God’s Word has infiltrated its darkness through the ministry of God’s people. One man wrote to a local ministry: Thank you for all the effort on your part in sharing the Word of God with us. I have learned to treat people a different way….
“I’m trying to find a ride to town so that you can pick up the boys for Church,” she said over the phone. Who would have guessed that the mom that got kicked out of the projects for selling drugs would be the one most concerned that her kids made it on Sunday mornings? Every…
Every missionary comes with a story, or many of them. They are stories of God’s work and faithfulness. Missionaries have a unique perspective of God’s work that yields a powerful view of who God is. Not only do they get the privilege to see God answer prayer, missionaries can also be the answer to prayer….
“Do you know why I am a Christian?” I asked the church’s next-door neighbor as I gnawed on a roasted ear of corn during a barbecue just in front of the church. From where we talked, we could see the lights of a thousand skyscraper windows, blinking down on us in the twilight. “Your society…
She looked up at me with bright, innocent eyes. “That is our god,” she told me as we both looked at the picture of the man in an orange jumpsuit. We were at the home of non-Christian friends for a birthday party. This sweet little girl was a classmate of my seven year old daughter….
The fires in California last fall were the worst in it’s history. CNN reported approximately 8,000 firefighters deployed, 6,000 homes destroyed and 113,000 acres burned. Forty-four souls perished. Can you imagine if the authorities deployed 80% of the firefighters to an area with 20% of the fires, and the other 20% to an area with…
A few weeks ago, Kathy and I were grabbing a cup of coffee at the local supermarket. A retired couple were seated at a table near us. They nodded hello and we recognized the faces but did not know their names. When they rose to leave a half hour later, we struck up a conversation…
A large city, with no professing believers, and a community who doesn’t trust outsiders sounds like an insurmountable challenge. For our missionary team, this is the reality they live in every day. When the need for God’s gospel is immense and the people are segregated, how can a missionary engage the culture? By using their…
“Kwun Yum, the goddess of mercy!” That is not usually the answer you expect when you ask a five-year-old, “Who lives in heaven?” But that is the answer I got in front of all the children and parents who attended our outreach. I had booked a park with a basketball court nearby the church, and…