When God judges a nation, he simply lets sin take its natural course.
This little chip contains Good News for China. Though it is smaller than my thumbnail, it can hold four gigabytes of data. When we were in China, one of the pastors we met showed us how he uses the chip to play the Keep Believing China broadcast on his cellphone. He didn’t even have a smartphone, just a phone with a tiny screen that you scrol…
Hold lightly what you value greatly because it doesn’t belong to you anyway.
I am writing these notes from my hotel room in Taipei, Taiwan, which means we are nearing the end of our whirlwind trip. A week ago today four of us left for a visit to China. Two of us–Nick and I–had been to China before. Nick spent a summer in China teaching English in 2006. This is my sixth trip, all of them fairly brief. I’ve …
Here is more good news and bad news. The good news is that everything has a purpose in God’s plan. The bad news is that no one can figure out . . .
“What does the worker gain from his toil? I have seen the burden God has kid on men.” Ecclesiastes 3:9-10When the final examination grades at Cambridge University were published, Henry Martyn’s highest ambition had been realized. He was the honors man of the year. Strangely, his first sensation was keen disappointment. &…
Frankenstorm Sandy is attacking the Northeast with a fury! Are you or someone you know conducting ministry to help victims?
“A time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.” Ecclesiastes 3:6-8For generations Christians have struggled to reconcile their faith with the terrible dema…
“A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain.” Ecclesiastes 3:4-5Several years ago I traveled to Russia on a speaking tour of evangelical churches. Although I don’t speak much Russian, it was easy to communicate…