Does it seem to you that ministry sometimes devolves into a frantic cycle of putting out fires? Where do these fires come from? If you …

God in His wisdom knew that His Church needed this very searching and practical prayer. He knew that we need it continually as an important means of steering our hearts away from the world’s distractions and toward His love for the lost and His eternal purpose to use us to reach the nations.

The book Pioneer Missions kind of just happened. Our family had relocated to Samraong, the small rural district capital of Oddar Meanchey Province. This province …

In his classic work, “How to Read a Book,” Mortimer Adler writes, “In the case of good books, the point is not to see how …

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 …

Many biographers have published works on the life of William Carey, and most of them are incredibly dry. But not this one!

Lately, the words of this classic hymn have echoed in my head. The stirring melody by Jean Sebelius has become the theme music for my …

How should we pray for those young in the faith? The Apostle Paul, inspired by God’s Spirit, does us a favor by describing his prayers …

I will never forget the old Jewish woman. I met her at a nursing home in Hendersonville, NC. A group of us Christian college guys …

Not a Pointless Evil Throughout the Bible and church history, we see that God uses suffering to prepare and equip His servants for usefulness in …