Pray for the Persecuted
Voice of the Martyrs is one agency which provides a global perspective on the persecution of Christians. Sign up on VOM’s website to receive news and prayer updates. Read More
The Changing of the Guard
In March of this year I stood outside Buckingham Palace in London, England watching the famed “changing of the guard.” The formal ceremony takes place roughly every other day as a new guard of approximately forty soldiers comes in to replace the old guard who’ve been standing watch over the monarch. As I watched the ceremony, I realized the changing of the guard was a fitting metaphor for what I’d… Read More
If the World Was a Village of Just 100 People…
The village would have 60 Asians, 14 Africans, 12 Europeans, 8 Latin Americans, 5 from the USA and Canada, and 1 from the South Pacific 51 would be male, 49 would be female 82 would be non-white; 18 white 67 would be non-Christian; 33 would be Christian 80 would live in substandard housing 67 would be unable to read 50 would be malnourished and 1 dying of starvation 33 would… Read More
Global Reach Through International Churches
In God’s providence, “making disciples of all nations” took a giant step forward during a Pentecost (harvest) festival when people from 15+ “nations” heard Spirit-filled believers “declaring the wonders of God” (see Acts 2). These “internationals” left Jerusalem to return to their homes. Churches like the one in Rome were probably started by expatriates like these as they embraced and shared the Good News. Later, the Antioch church expressed its… Read More