I was shocked, just like the nation and much of the world, at the bombing of the Boston Marathon. In the first video feed I saw an elderly runner fall off his feet, likely hit my shrapnel. My eyes fixated on him. People didn’t know what to do. They didn’t know what happened. Yet, in…
By Noit Hyde (Translated by Steve) When Steve wanted to go on this walk remembering the walk that I had made with my sister more than thirty years ago, I didn’t want him to do it. I knew it was a difficult journey and I thought since I already went through great difficulty, why should…
On Easter 1999, my wife on I were on our honeymoon which led us to Israel. It was a time in our lives which we will never forget because the Bible came alive to us walking where Jesus walked. One of the most powerful things for us was the “Via Dolorosa” or the Way of…
“Candles in the Dark” by Amy Carmichael. Christian Literature Crusade. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. 1981. 115 pages. Review by Steve Hyde Amy Carmichael was a missionary to India. Once she arrived in India, she never went back to her home in Northern Ireland. She died in India after 55 years. She served in Tamil Nadu (southern),…
Just recently I was visiting in Holland. Holland is a country which was formed out of the protestant reformation. While I was visiting in Holland I really wanted to visit an authentic “Protest” church! (Protestants are so named because of their “Protest” of the Catholic Church. It was not only name calling, but a violent…
To the Church in Thyatira 18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now…
In the year 360 AD one of the largest churches in the world was built and dedicated to Jesus Christ on Christmas Day. It was called “Hagia Sophia” which means “Holy Wisdom”. From 360 AD until 1453 AD this church remained one of the most significant churches in the world and even more prominent than…
Being a Christian I have friends all over the world. Some I know well, and others I only just met, but no matter where I go in ministry, it is always an honor and privilege to be among friends. Sometimes as we receive blessings and love from our friends and other times we get to give it all back. That is true friendship.
Heidi Baker: The by-product of a life humbled to Jesus Christ in utter dependence of him has led to now more than 12,000 churches started. More than 1,000 churches started among a people of a radical and violent faith. They are feeding and caring for more than 10,000 children in dozens of children’s homes in Mozambique and other nations in Africa.
I am always aware of the constant poverty in Cambodia, and on this trip, covering some 8 provinces on the western side of Cambodia I found myself unable to help time and time again. The one thing that gives me comfort while living among such poverty is that I was able to help about 100 kids this week have an opportunity to get education, eat good food, and have opportunities that all the other people I met could probably never even imagine.