I know a man who's lived long years;
And knew not in his life God's love.
In his long life, a flood of fears;
Yet at his end, no rest above.
For something sweet his heart did grope.
But perfect peace it could not see.
His eyes the devil hid from hope;
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“The translation principle explicitly rejects the idea, enshrined in Christendom, that Christianity has a definitive cultural expression, that non-Christian peoples must embrace another culture as a condition for salvation.” —Jehu Hanciles
"The mission of God is the commitment of God to make Himself known to His creation ultimately for the purpose of redeeming and restoring all creation to its right relationship with God." —Christopher Wright
“The measure of our compassion lies not in our service to others but in our willingness to see ourselves connected to them.” —Gregory Boyle
Dangerous Love: a story of tragedy, faith, and forgiveness
Ray and Helene Norman lived in Mauritania serving the Muslim people over the time of 9/11. What follows in their family’s life shows that God gives courage, not only to face...
Cross-cultural mission work is hard. The difficulty of learning the local language and culture often presents missionaries with a seemingly insurmountable task. It is in the grind of everyday missionary life that overseas workers are tempted to take shortcuts. In his book, No Shortcut to...
"It is not sufficient for the Church to attend to tactics: she must attend first to truth." —Lesslie Newbigin
"In the early years, it's easy to keep going; it's easy to think, Next year will be the year. But when the next year passes without seeing the fruit we hoped for. . ."
At Camp Week, E. Wagoner shared lessons learned—or that certainly have sunk in deeper—since first being sent to...
"When we think about the gospel and the Great Commission, it’s all about coming and going. Come is the invitation. Go is the imperative. Both were given by Jesus and both demand a response from the ones to whom he was speaking." —Bobby Hile
"People of God, it's your responsibility, God is saying, to lift up My name to the nations—to all the people of the earth—and when you make a mess of it, I lose fame, God says. Have you ever wondered why God did that? He put his own glory at the stake of us frail, failing humans; He did it over...