This is post 3 of 3 in the series “Haiti disaster” The Haiti Disaster: The Need for a Cultural Transformation The Haiti Disaster: Going to the Root The Haiti Disaster: Our Hope in Christ This is the last in a three-part series by Darrow Miller that focuses on how churches can respond
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We recently received a very encouraging report from a Vision Conference conducted in the Middle East. The trainer shares that the time was very stressful: most of the leaders were semi-literate and the presentations had to be interpreted into two local languages. Nevertheless, by God’s grace, the message was communicated
The other day as I was driving to work, “The Little Drummer Boy” came on the radio. I’m sure we all hear this song at least once every year around Christmastime, but its full meaning is something that I hadn’t really recognized until I heard it this year. Let’s look
The City on the Hill The Great Commission is not great when it is utilitarian. It is reduced to what Dr. Bob Moffitt has called the Greek Commission, to save souls for heaven. It is the Great Commission when it has a kingdom focus. Jesus taught his disciples to pray
Good words from Chuck Colson: “Many evangelicals define faith strictly in terms of personal salvation. Yet soul-winning is not an end in itself. We are not only saved from sin, we are also saved to something—to the task of cultivating God’s creation. Genesis teaches that on the first five days, God
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The Stoning of Soraya M has now been released, and while I haven’t seen it yet, it has already impressed me for several reasons. It stars Jim Caviezel, the actor who played Jesus in The Passion of The Christ. Caviezel is a devoted Catholic and a courageous actor who boldly
So, what prevents us from pursuing and finding this great Joy? The apostle Paul provides a clue when he writes about what theologians call general revelation. In his letter to the Christians in Rome he says (Romans 1: 18- 25, The Message): 18 But God’s angry displeasure erupts as acts
It was Saint Augustine of Hippo who prayed: “O Lord, thou hast made us for thyself, and our hearts are restless until we rest in Thee.” [1] How often has this been the cry of my heart! That prayer has been foundationally answered in my life by the indwelling of
How does it apply to me? Surely it applies to me differently than his original audience. Or does it? I am always deeply impressed when I read an article about or meet a person who takes the words of Christ literally. So often in our attempts to live wisely and
