Tag Archives: Christianity
Eternity in Their Hearts
When I was a young Christian, with an interest in missions, I came across books from a Canadian missionary named Don Richardson. Richardson lived among animistic tribal people in Western New Guinea in the nation of Indonesia. During his years … Continue reading
Wonders of the Kingdom
by Bob Lupton Wise men, from the east. That’s how Matthew described them. Magi, leaders of sufficient import to gain a personal audience with Herod the Great. Three of them plus their considerable entourage. Tradition has ascribed to them names … Continue reading
One Geography, Two Nations: Why is America Becoming More Polarized?
The following post is offered in response to Ben Hoffman’s comments last week. I think most observers of American society would agree that we are becoming more polarized. We are a nation divided. In fact, we are actually two very … Continue reading
God Plus Ordinary People = Impact
Over the years I have been struck by the fact that God inhabits the ordinary. The birth of a child is an everyday miracle. God often uses unknown people to change their community or world. Dallas Willard captures this concept … Continue reading
Restoring the Breach: A Conversation Between Practitioners in Africa
Too often, a truncated gospel message has accompanied our outreach efforts. As Scott Allen has written elsewhere, an artificial division between personal faith and daily life leaves a fragmented Christianity, full of gaps. The effects are perhaps nowhere more obvious than … Continue reading
Halftime & No-huddle Offense: Two Football Metaphors for Today’s Church
A few years ago, I was privileged to worship with Dee and Allen Robbins at their church, Solid Rock Ministries, in Kona, Hawaii. I will never forget their Harley-riding pastor, James “Tex” Texeira. During his sermon, Tex asked the congregation … Continue reading
O’Reilly, Letterman, and the Culture War
John Richard Pearcey is editor and publisher of The Pearcey Report and its blog, Pro-Existence. Rick has served as managing editor of the Capitol Hill political weekly Human Events, associate editor of the Evans-Novak Political Report, and senior writer with the MacLaurin Institute. … Continue reading
The Good News About the End of the Christian Era
Gabe Lyons recently released a book entitled The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian America. We have not yet read it, but we like what we are hearing about it, given his emphasis on several themes that … Continue reading
Two Missing Boys and What Their Stories Say About Worldview
A society’s treatment of children provides a clear window into its soul. Two news stories this week, from two disparate societies, make a startling contrast. Seven-year-old Kyron Horman went missing from his rural Skyline Elementary School near Portland, Oregon, sometime … Continue reading