Testimonies of Growing Churches
Today with ease of travel, it seems that nearly everyone is calling themselves a missionary. I think the definition of “missionary” is so watered down today that basically, if you get a foreign stamp in your passport you are considered a missionary. A couple years ago I was speaking in a church about missions and…
I have been in cathedrals and international concert halls. I have visited mega-churches and heard Christmas cantatas which mirror the quality of Broadway shows. I have been in charismatic worship services led by famous musicians complete with smoke machines and flashing lights to set the mood. But until today, I don’t think I have ever…
Alemu is a brave evangelist and felt called into a remote village to share the gospel. He rented a simple home and started to share about Jesus every day to whomever would listen. However, the Muslim people who lived in the area decided they needed to get rid of Alemu, but didn’t want to simply…
No, you didn’t get the wrong blog. I want to talk to you about the leader I met named Sheik Mohammed. In case you didn’t know, “Sheik” is a trained Muslim religious leader who leaves his family. A “Sheik” is a kind of a missionary Muslim preacher. For reasons soon to be obvious I will…
Romans 10:17 says, “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” This verse has spurned Bible study and even organizations dedicated to the audible scriptures. As a believer raised in the Baptist Church my Christian life has always revolved around the Bible, its study, memorization and application. As Hebrews 11:1 affirms, faith…
Spiritual warfare is very real. The demonic is very real. Alemu, an evangelist here in Ethiopia, experienced spiritual warfare in an amazing way. It all happened when he went to a region of Western Ethiopia to share the gospel amongst a Muslim tribe. He was staying in one small village, but he had an opportunity…
Sometimes as I teach I am intimidated by the faith or experience of my students. Often, especially in academic circles, you have two kinds of students: Those who know nothing and are taking the classes because it is all new to them, or those who are incredibly experienced, but are taking the class because they…
Today, one of the children in our center told me a testimony of how God protected her mother, Pha, from demons. Pha is a humble and loving mother who lives in Beung Run village in Northeastern Cambodia. She is very poor and owns no assets, only a simple wood house. The village she lives in…
“Thanksgiving” is an American holiday which was started when the Christian pilgrims celebrated and gave thanks to God for all he did to sustain them in the new land of “America”. Since it is an American Christian celebration, it is really only celebrated in the United States though some other countries like Canada have their…
I recently read the book “Crazy Love” by Francis Chan. It had several interesting perspectives on Biblical truth. One, which I felt it was so good, that I wanted to share with everyone. I’ll just quote Francis Chan: In the parable of the sower, Jesus explained that the seed is the truth (the Word of…