America has often been classified as a “Christian” nation. But statistics from Pew Research and Gallup over the last decade have revealed a startling reality. Over half of professing evangelical Protestant church members believe that other religions can lead to eternal life! How can the church impact the world with the gospel of Christ if […]
Do not love the world or the things in the world” (1 John 2:15). We must be wary of the world’s “things,” because we are “in the world,” not “of the world” (John 17:11-16). The command from John’s epistle is that we are not to love the world or its things, not that we should remain blissfully […]
I had the opportunity to spend two weeks in Taiwan in July 2013. When the opportunity came this past summer to return to the same part of that country for three weeks, I honestly wasn’t sure if I would go. I had a lot of doubt, especially regarding raising the money. But the Lord was […]
Writing from prison in Rome some 10 years after he helped found the church in Philippi, Paul still felt such a bond with those believers that he insisted they “partake” with him in his “defense and confirmation” of the gospel ministry. What are the components of evangelism? Just as it is right for me to […]
During our stay in Jordan, we visited the historical site known as Petra, “the rock.” From Amman, we headed to Wadi Musa, the Dry Valley of Moses, before journeying on to stunning Petra. Throughout the seven-hour roundtrip, our group discussed faith, science, and the Creator, which was a great way to put into practice 1 Peter […]
