We have so much to learn from the amazing life of Elisabeth Elliot: I recently revisited a 2020 volume by Ellen Vaughn. It is the…
There is a lot of encouraging material to be found in this chapter: The Apostle Paul told us that ‘all scripture is … profitable for…
Can believers have an impact on the timing of Christ’s return? We Christians believe that Christ did not come just once, but is coming again.…
Here are another dozen Christians who lived short lives while serving Christ: Two related biblical truths always need to be kept in mind. One, Scripture…
To appreciate the good news we must first hear the bad news: It is always amazing just how biblically illiterate some folks are. Worse yet,…
For many decades now in the West we have been told that there is no truth, or at best, truth is simply what you believe…
After the Apostle Paul had a radical conversion, he began to fearlessly proclaim the gospel, first to his fellow Jews. He then of course made…
Most folks would have heard about a young American missionary who went to a remote island to evangelise an unreached people group. For his efforts…
Church history is full of amazing stories of great men of God who have done mighty things for God. But sometimes we can overlook the…
Amy Wilson Carmichael was an Irish missionary in India, who opened an orphanage and founded a mission in Dohnavur. She served in India for 55…
Why is it that some great men and women of God live to a ripe old age while others seem to be struck down far…
There are plenty of objections which have been raised against Christianity over the centuries. One common complaint is that the history of Christian missions is…
One of God’s choice saints has passed away today. Perhaps overshadowed by her late husband Jim at first, she became one of the great Christian…
Since I am now in Britain doing a whirlwind tour of the place, it might be appropriate to do a whirlwind tour of its Christian…
One day I am going to write an article on all the rather dumb sayings, quotes, and posters, as are often found in places like…
With the English now here battling Australia to retain the Ashes, it is worth looking at how this evolved, and how one remarkable cricketer became…
This piece is as much about the Moravian church as it is about Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, its founder. Both have secured a place…
Missional Press, 2009. (Available in Australia from www.movements.net and Koorong Books) There are lots of books which discuss church history. There are also plenty of…
We live in very dark times. This website provides hundreds of examples of the gathering gloom which is overtaking much of the Western world. As…
IVP, 2008. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books.) It goes without saying that in the secular, pluralistic West, values such as inclusion, tolerance and acceptance…