One pastor, together with his sons and several boys from his church, were faced with the choice to abandon Christ and join the jihadists, or be killed. They chose to be killed rather than deny Christ, and were executed. When he heard this, another pastor said: "First,...
When we arrived in 2015, we rented a house through the internet. We didn’t know the neighborhood or if it was a good place, but it was the only option we had at that time. The house was nice, but we discovered that we were living in a very suspicious...
Incredible. Obviously I said yes. "I knew you knew him. Jesus was a formidable person…", completed the gentleman. And then he told me why Jesus is important and we started talking about the One who put me in his path. Upon arriving where he was supposed to be, he...
Many of us live full days that wear us down, emotionally and physically. When we get home, we are ready for a rest, ideally watching something not too heavy on Netflix. We get up tired the next day and repeat the process. It is helpful if we can recognise...
As we seek to incarnate the gospel among people who are struggling with questions like these, it becomes necessary to include creation care in our ministries. This can range from addressing big picture issues like climate change right down to asking what can be done...
I’ve been involved in ministry and reading – and teaching – about issues related to spiritual formation for most of the past decade, and yet I often still feel like there is a chasm between what I know and what I actually manage to live out. So I write these words not...
