Open Doors just released the 2015 list of countries in the world where it is the most difficult to follow Jesus. Christianity Today .com also released a related article at the same time. Here’s who made the top ten: 1. North Korea 2. Somalia 3. Iraq 4. Syria 5. Afghanistan […]
Evangelism
Name the moonwalker who trained Neil Armstrong to walk on the moon. Name the transatlantic pilot who trained Charles Lindbergh to fly across the Atlantic. Name the president of the United States who trained George Washington to be president. Your role as a teacher is not to bring your people […]
Teaching Armstrong to Walk on the Moon
My last giveaway this month is a copy of my book Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration and Mission. To be eligible for this week’s giveaway, fill out the form below (even if you did for the previous drawings). If you are receiving this post via email, you may need to […]
Book Giveaway: Strangers Next Door
No one attempts to sell real furs at a PETA convention. Members of Greenpeace do not encourage one another to support more off-shore drilling and insecticides. Members of the NRA do not make motions to stop all guns sales in the U.S. Common sense says these things do not occur. […]
Selling Furs at a PETA Convention
Two phrases are commonplace that hinder the mission. One is often assigned to church members; the other one seems to attach itself to church leaders. In theory, they appear to be different. In reality, both are the same. This member says, “We’ve never done it that way before.” That leader […]
The Danger of “Prove It!”
Last month, I had the great privilege to preach to the brothers and sisters who identify themselves as First Baptist Church of Powell, Tennessee. Each year, they host World Missions Celebration; it was an honor to preach on Friday evening. I am so thankful for these men and women and […]
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