I’ve been reading through much of the New Testament lately and have found many great insights I would love to share It’s funny how insightful the guy who created the universe is, isn’t it? Anyway, today I would like to begin working through the book of Galatians covering the first two chapters today. As […]
Something is Very Wrong
3.15 billion people. 7,098 people groups. That’s a lot of people. That’s a lot of souls. What if I told you that was the estimated number of people unreached by the Gospel? What if I also told you that those numbers represented 41.6% of the global population. Pardon me if I’m wrong, but weren’t we given a […]
Hudson Taylor Part Three: In the Light of Eternity
Even with two posts already describing the life of the missionary Hudson Taylor, I felt there was still more worth telling. He lived a pretty impactful life. This post will be a bit different, however. It’ll be more similar to my regular “teaching” posts than a biography. After all, the last post ended with Hudson […]
Hudson Taylor Part Two: Into China
Hudson Taylor, the famous missionary to inland China. Last week we took a peek into his life before arriving in China, getting to know the various circumstances and trials that led to him eventually landing in Shanghai. If you haven’t read that post, I’d recommend doing that now, as it provides a lot of useful […]
Hudson Taylor Part One: Preparation for China
Of all the stories I’ve heard of missionaries, not one of them has been boring. The life of Hudson Taylor is especially full of tremendous risks and disasters, followed by miraculous examples of God’s faithfulness, of course. The common thread that has begun to become apparent in all the missionaries I have studied is their […]
Feeding Five Thousand
Of all the miracles that Jesus performed when he was on this earth, few are more remembered than the feeding of the five thousand. I think that the vast number of people it involves makes it more impressive to us than healing one sick dude. Still, it holds many great lessons that we can […]
Of all the Things I Don’t Understand
Here I am again. Spending days of my time wondering about all the things I’m wrong on. I must be wrong about some things. After all, I’m only human. But how can I know whether I’m truly right on what I believe? Haven’t we all been absolutely sure of something, only to find out later […]
Loving Unconditionally
“’But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs […]
There is No Them
There it is on the news again. More refugees trying to come into our country. Fleeing from violent countries, sure to bring that violence here. What are we going to do about them? This flood of immigration, it’s going to pollute our country, turn it into another has-been destroyed by an influx of outsiders. I […]
A Mountaintop Experience
Well, it’s that time of year again. Time for several posts in a row inspired by my latest Haiti trip. I can’t promise they’ll be entirely different than last year’s, but I can promise that each trip is different and brings with it an entirely new perspective on my time there. Today I’d like to […]