Posts tagged Gospel

St. Eustatius, Lesser Antilles, February 1739: Pen in hand, the thirty-eight-year-old German scratched a few stanzas on rough paper as he looked over the Caribbean …

In John’s vision of the seven-year tribulation before Jesus’ second coming, an angel declares a powerful message that provides us with the core elements of the …

Overview Why would a young Christian couple move to Lebanon in the 1990s? Why would they stay in the Middle East after the terrorist attacks …

The coffee shop’s hubbub distracted nineteen-year-old Hani from the thoughts that troubled him. This Cairo hotel was a refuge. But the steaming cup before him …

Overview No study of missions is complete without reading a biography of Amy Carmichael, missionary to India. Among the published options available today, Elisabeth Elliot’s …

No one is more influential in your life than you are. Because no one talks to you more than you do. God in His grace …

Overview Just last week, I stood at the grave of William Borden in Cairo, Egypt. The famous quote that describes his life is inscribed across …

“You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.” (Galatians 5:4). Falling from grace sounds …

Algeria, 1901: Pen in hand, forty-seven-year-old missionary Lilias Trotter gazed out over the foothills of the Atlas mountains of northern Africa. A flash of yellow …

When Baxter arrived, there were streets where only one family would worship the Lord on Sunday. When he left, there were streets where not one …