What does it mean to love your enemies? Numbers 14:19 “In accordance with your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now.” The spies had just returned from their scouting of the land of Canaan and brought back their bad report,[…]
I find it hard to keep dry eyes when I meditate on the words of this hymn! “JESUS” the end of all of my desires! My Faith has Found a Resting Place My faith has found a resting place, Not in device nor creed; I trust the Ever-living One, His wounds for me shall plead.[…]
Should we expect people to accept the message of salvation in Jesus Christ with open arms? If people reject our message, is it because we have not presented it in the right way or because we have not done a good enough job of explaining it? Should we expect everyone, or even the majority of[…]
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. It is easy to quote these words and accept them in theory, but to really live them out in practice is a different matter. How many Christians rejoice when they are diagnosed[…]
We are beginning a new chapter in our ministry to Japan. Although I say new, it is really the same thing. We are continuing with the same church plant in the same location, but we have changed support organizations from AGWM to World Outreach (WOM). This was not our choice, but new policies in AGWM[…]