We live in the instant. Human interconnectedness has increased across the globe. On our phones we can get news of protest marches happening in Cairo, Skype with someone in Tokyo, and receive e-mails from Bangladesh–simultaneously. We move in the moment. A person can physically be anywhere on the planet within […]
Pressure Points
The Institute of International Education released today the new numbers on international students studying in the United States. And once again, we have reached a new high of 820,000 students. China is the leading driver of this growth, mainly undergraduates. Her numbers are on the rise. Saudi Arabia had a […]
Record Number of International Students in US (again)
This post concludes the pressure points series–the longest series I have written on this site. We have covered a great deal of territory as we looked at what I believe to be twelve of the most critical issues influencing the Church and Her mission. It is my hope that these […]
Global Engagement in a World of Pressure Points
While one post remains in this series, we now arrive at the final global issue that I address in Pressure Points: Twelve Global Issues Shaping the Face of the Church. And with today’s Supreme Court’s decision, we see just one more example of this pressure. Sexual immorality is one of […]
Pressure Point #12 Pornification of Societies
It is estimated that four billion people in the world are oral communicators. This means that those people can’t, don’t, or won’t take in new information and communicate through a literate paradigm. Orality is reliance on the spoken word rather than the written word. For most of us, this is […]
Pressure Point #11 Oral Learners
Every year, multitudes contract communicable and noncommunicable diseases that affect quality of life. Many of these diseases could be prevented with health education, clean drinking water, proper sanitation, and medical workers. While the greatest need for improved health care is found outside of the West, post-industrialized countries are not exempt […]