We know how Paul applied “being all things to all men” and “laying aside our rights” for the sake of the Gospel. We now need to consider ways that we as cross-cultural missionaries might apply these principles to our lives today.
In I Timothy 4:16, Paul urged Timothy to “keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching [doctrine]. Persist in this, for by so …
The Ideal What kind of men and women does the Lord use mightily in ministry? In answer to this question, we tend to think of …
Older believers have purpose and a place in God’s program. God’ people must valued and respect them Younger Christians must take the honor and support …
1 Timothy 5:3-16 is packed with implications for local churches and especially older saints but is rarely discussed. Economic prosperity often buries this rich and …
“A life still near to death, did me possess, With a deep sense of time’s great preciousness. Still thinking I had little time to live, …
The average life expectancy for an American in 2011 was 78.7 years.[1] By 2020 the life expectancy was 79.5 years.[2] This means, of course, that …
This is the final article in the “Food Offered Unto Idols” series by missionary Forrest McPhail. Of the billions of people today who worship literal …
1 Corinthians 8 showed us that love for Christ and His people determines how we use our “rights.” As applied to eating food offered to …
Billions of people in today’s world worship idols, angels, spirits of the dead/ancestors, and other spiritual powers. [1] People have been worshiping demons and idols since the …
