How Did Jesus Escape Eternity in Hell When He Died in the Place of Sinners?
I had never considered this question until a sharp Egyptian student approached me between lectures. I was teaching a master’s level theology class for church …
On Parenting: Are You Bribing Your Way Through?
The following article was written by Malamulo Chindongo. This article is reposted with permission from Between Two Cultures. Not long ago, I was sitting in …
COVID’s Gift: The Gem We Should Now See We Were Missing
My first and companion article to this one is Following Christ Together: Solitary Christianity is Not Genuine Christianity. I envisioned two groups of people that …
Following Christ Together: Solitary Christianity is Not Genuine Christianity
As a pastor in Australia, there are two questions I must constantly answer in conversation: “What is the gospel?” and “What is a church?” I …
The Story You Never Heard: The Ecuador Missionary Who Survived
Overview This is the story you never heard. Jim Elliot got all the headlines from Ecuador in the 1950s, but Frank Drown took similar risks …
Missionary Support (Part #5): Preparing for a Missionary Visit
It’s Sunday morning. You’re a pastor looking over your sermon when you see some new faces walk through the front door of your church. Your …
Missiological Traps That Hinder Evangelism
Even cross-cultural missionaries can struggle with faithful evangelism. Those “set apart for the gospel of God” (Romans 1:1) are not immune to apathy and disobedience. Sometimes negative …
Limited in Strength? Learn from the Angels
The elderly prophet Daniel confessed to the angel before him that he was utterly spent. He had no strength to receive the vision the angel …
Meet the Australian Commando Turned Missionary
Overview Dense jungles. Nearly impassable ravines. Stone-age villages. Demonic opposition. Daring advance. The author of Stanley Dale’s biography had no need to sensationalize this life …
Has Our Passion for the Cross Inadvertently De-Emphasized the Second Coming?
Bible-preaching churches today rightly focus on the cross. The gospel is central to all that we do. We look back and remember Jesus’ death and …