Transformation is God’s ultimate aim in creation. Yes, that includes people from every nation coming to a saving faith in Christ. It requires new churches being planted. Hungry people fed. These are all important, but they are not God’s ultimate aim. They should be viewed as essential “parts,” not ends.
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Some 180 years after his death, William Wilberforce has something to teach us. That’s partly because his world and our world have a lot in common. In most of the ways that matter to Christians, many societies are sliding backwards. Sometimes we wonder why this is. What went wrong? What we
What happens when missionaries show up? What do missionaries really accomplish? More than they generally get credit for. That’s the conclusion of some PhD research by Robert Woodberry on the impact of Protestant missionaries. Most people would likely credit missionaries for achieving broader knowledge of the gospel, more Bibles in
At the Disciple Nations Alliance, we often remind people that the Great Commission actually reads “… disciple all nations” (Matthew 28:19). That’s what Jesus said. But people often ask us, “Can anyone really disciple a nation? Can a country really be transformed?” So we are always looking for case studies of
Indian scholar, author, and speaker, Vishal Mangalwadi is one of DNA’s Idea Shapers. With his permission we are reprinting here a recent message he sent to his mailing list. One hundred years ago, Rabindra Nath Tagore became the first Indian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poems,
For years I have been speaking about the role of the church as the wellspring of the arts for a society. I have also talked and written about worldview and the arts. When I speak on these things, it usually stirs up the hearts of young Christian artists who have
Most Christians have heard the name John Calvin, one of the leading Protestant reformers. Not as many know the scope of his influence on the city of Geneva, the nation of Switzerland, and all of Europe and the West. The legacy of John Calvin was both deep and broad, partly due to
The Great Commission calls every Christian to advance the gospel of the kingdom, in love. We are to see the people around us as humans made in the image of God. Are they sinful and fallen? Yes. And they are precious to Jesus Christ. Each of us is to see
This is post 10 of 11 in the series “Psalm 19” Nations in Disorder – From Where Shall Help Come? Why God’s Laws Are the Only Protection from Tyranny What the Most BEAUTIFUL PSALM Teaches About A Flourishing Life God’s PERFECT LAW: Hope for the Human Race ONE LAW That
This is post 4 of 11 in the series “Psalm 19” Nations in Disorder – From Where Shall Help Come? Why God’s Laws Are the Only Protection from Tyranny What the Most BEAUTIFUL PSALM Teaches About A Flourishing Life God’s PERFECT LAW: Hope for the Human Race ONE LAW That
