We stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us. We all have our influences. For me, that person was Charles Brock. On Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Charles passed away. The obituary may be found HERE. I was introduced to Charles and his missiology and thoughts on church […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
I started writing this post from a conference room in Seoul, Korea and finishing it in the Atlanta airport. I have been in transit for the past day, so please excuse the brevity. Yesterday, I received an email containing sad new. Charles Brock suddenly passed away. I heard the report […]
Passing of Charles Brock
The 20th century was called the Age of the Refugee due to the numbers of forcibly displaced people. Presently, 69 million individuals have been forcibly displaced from their homes. Twenty-five million of these are categorized as refugees. Matthew Soerens, U. S. Director of Church Mobilization with World Relief, is my […]
Matthew Soerens on Refugees and Immigration Today
It has been said the story of humanity is the story of migration. I agree. However, I would revise this statement to read: The story of humanity is the story of migration because God is the God of mission. The topic of migration always seems to be in the news […]
Migration and the Mission of God
Samford University launched a new undergraduate degree and program this fall. Dr. Scott Guffin is now the Executive Director of the Christian Ministry Program and my guest on this episode. We discuss this new program and its 5 Key Distinctives: 1) Biblically Grounded; 2) Theologically Evangelical; 3) Missionally Focused; 4) […]
Scott Guffin on New Christian Min Program, Samford University
“I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted” (Job 42:2, ESV). So Job answers the Lord. Most of us reading this verse would agree with our brother Job. We confess the omnipotence and sovereignty of God. We acknowledge His capabilities in […]