Monthly Archives: June 2013


The United Nations released a new report this morning stating that there are now more refugees and internally displaced persons in the world since 1994.  You may find the related article here.  The world is now home to 45.2 million displaced persons. Excluding what has taken place in Syria, here […]

New Record High Number of Refugees and IDPs



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The pressure of poverty has always been with the Church and will remain until the Lord’s return.  There have been many manifestations of this pressure point with each bringing numerous problems into the lives of those it engulfs.  When Paul was delighted to “remember the poor” (Galatians 2:10, ESV), he […]

Pressure Point #7 Poverty




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Roland Allen’s writings have greatly influenced my missiology.  This is a bit humorous–a high church, Tractarian, Anglican making a major impact on a fourth generation Southern Baptist from the Appalachian foothills of Kentucky.  Now, that’s what I’m talking about! In 2009, the Episcopal Church’s General Convention added to their Commemoration […]

Roland Allen Day


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214 million people live outside of their countries of birth.  This figure represents 3% of the world’s population.  If it were a single country, it would represent the 5th largest nation in the world.  The peoples of the world have been–and continue to be–on the move.  This post in the […]

Pressure Point #5 International Migration