The below story by Tim Keller is powerful. But, first, remind yourself of the biblical text. “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before…
Olga Korbut Changed How We Saw the Soviets
Do you remember Olga Korbut? My children asked me if watching the Olympics was big when I was growing up. I told them it’s hard to explain just how big they were. On our farm in Iowa we only got…
A local church is not a local church . . .
The New Testament envisions Christians involved in local assemblies of believers. But, the mandate, the Great Commission that Christ gave to local assemblies was to make disciples not only across the street (though we must do that as well) but…
Dr. Paul Beals Entrusted the Gospel to Faithful Men and Women Qualified to Do the Same
One of my seminary professors, Dr. Paul Beals, was ushered into the presence of Christ on Tuesday, May 29. (See here). I am eternally thankful for the opportunity I had to study under men like Dr. Beals, Dr. Crawford, and…
Did you know there are 44 million vulnerable children in India?
Would you look at Elaine’s picture, and read the below story about children in India, and pray in a special way that the Gospel would increasingly shine throughout the world? Recently, I went to see Elaine so I could get…
David Platt: Divine Sovereignty: The Fuel of Death-Defying Missions
Lig Duncan called this the greatest sermon on missions he has ever heard. John Piper tweeted, “This may have been the most powerful missions message I’ve ever heard. I needed to be quiet with God.” I pray many in our…
Lost
Lost from AsiaLink HistoryMaker on Vimeo. HT: Z
Ann Voskamp: How to Go Into All the World
Do you have a globe in your home? Read Ann Voskamp’s thoughts on how to go into all the world.
The Horn of Africa: A Humanitarian Crisis
The Big Picture points to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and other countries in Africa. Pray. See more pictures here.
Will you take your “boat” to the “island in Norway”?
On an online news article tells how Norway’s Kasper Ilaug responded to a call saying that nearby young people were in grave danger. Christian brothers and sisters, we have also received a desperate phone call. Will we respond like Kasper…