We have published 41 blog posts on the subject of education. It is, after all, a huge part of human life and a priority in God’s economy. A form of the word “teach” or “learn” shows up almost 500 times in the Bible. Our good friend Christian Overman is passionate
Latin America is the fruit of an ethnic, spiritual and cultural amalgam, the greatest “mestizo”, “syncretistic” cultural experiment in the world, resulting in a truly “bridge people.” Originally we were a mixture of Spanish, Indian and African cultures, creatively blended and adapted to the local circumstances. Soon, however, traditional Iberian
The ministry of the Disciple Nations Alliance is based on the conviction that truth has the power to transform lives, communities and even nations. Broken, impoverished communities are transformed when the church confronts cultural lies, and embodies and proclaims the truth. Helping the church do this is the beating heart
Seventeen years into the 21st century, threatening cultural and political storms sweep the world. Are Christians prepared? Are we creating robust cultures? Are we living lives that will equip us to face these winds? In fact we may be facing the “perfect storm,” three dangerous phenomena colliding at the same
Social justice warriors have been around for a long time. We posted recently about Charles Spurgeon and got this response from a reader, Jerry Miner. Thanks, Darrow! Spurgeon was surrounded by friends and colleagues who thought as he did. There was no artificial divide between social and true gospel. They
ISIS, throughout their so-called caliphate, is crucifying, butchering, and setting fire to Christians. While we are abhorred by this barbaric evil, this is nothing new for Christians. 2000 years ago Christ’s followers were experiencing the same evil that ISIS does to Christians today. Within a generation of Christ’s crucifixion, first-century
Jesus was a refugee. That’s something to think about today as the global refugee crisis generates so much discussion. In many war-torn countries, people are being forced from their towns and cities and into refugee camps, either within their own countries or across borders. Others are desperately seeking refuge in Europe, North
We live at an unprecedented time in the modern history of the church. The persecution of Christians is reaching historic proportions. Matt Hadro of the Catholic News Agency writes “Global persecution of Christians has risen for the fourth year in a row and is on a ‘rapid rise’ in Asia …”
Part 1, The Song of the Remnant, ended like this: “The health, welfare and flourishing of a people is dependent on the nation having a solid foundation. Saul and his government were unrighteous. The foundations of a lawful and just government were destroyed. When the foundations are destroyed chaos follows; and
After our first two posts about the remnant, we still have this question: What are some of the characteristics of a remnant people? First, they are a people who hope in the future. They are oriented to the future, not the past. They are not looking backwards to a golden age
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