Are Boycotts Biblical?
This article was originally posted at Between Two Worlds. A Brief History Captain Charles Boycott (1832-1897) was an Irish land agent who became infamous for …
Six Lessons I Learned from My Trip to the Darkest Region in Sub-Saharan Africa
Podcast edition: Youtube – Spotify – Apple Podcasts We thank those who prayed for us during our latest missionary survey trip. It was successful in every way, all of this …
Six Excuses Parents Use for Not Disciplining Their Children
Listen and subscribe: Youtube – Spotify – Apple Podcasts Parenting is difficult. Disciplining proves even harder. Many of the best of men and women have failed at parenting. Abraham alienated …
Why Has God Taken So Many Missionaries in Their Prime?
Podcast Edition HERE Many Christian men and women have died early. Too soon, some would say. They were great. They were young. The examples in Scripture …
Two Words that Are Key to Becoming a Successful Missionary
You won’t like my answer, but here it is anyway: Endure hardness. There are no shortcuts to becoming a successful missionary. There’s no quick, alternative …
Is Your Phone Changing You?
Review of Tony Reinke, Crossway, 224 pages, 4 of 5 stars I read this book slowly because I hate how often I check my smartphone (SP). …
Preachers Teach, and the Spirit Applies, Right?
Preachers with little application in their sermons may give the following justification: “It is the Spirit’s task to apply, not mine.” That is, it’s their …
A Practical Way to Pray for Your Children
Every Christian parent knows they should pray for their children. Job prayed for his children, even in their adulthood. He would rise early in the …
Seven Ways Churches Can Care for Visiting Missionaries
A church we love dearly is excited. In a few weeks a missionary couple in Turkey is returning to this church to report what God …
5 Ways to Encourage Your Children to Serve
We have eight children 14 years old and under. Over the years, a number of people have remarked to me and my wife that our …