Written by missionary and author Dr. Paul Schlehlein. Reposted from Between Two Cultures. Not all missionaries look the same. Timothy came from an interfaith home. Paul didn’t. …
How widely do you read? Do you get these references from literature? These quotes come from early drafts of my missions devotionals. I thought these …
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 …
Whoa!! Didn’t Expect That One She put the phone down, shock slowly creeping through her. “Did not have a clue that this challenge was on …
“The question was not ‘why’ but ‘what?’ God, what would You have me to do?” writes Ellen Vaughn in her excellent biography, Becoming Elisabeth Elliot. …
“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, …
