Articles: 41
Missions
Accounts and reflections on sharing the gospel, serving others, and Christian mission.
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If God would grant us the vision, the word ‘sacrifice’ would disappear from our lips and thoughts; we would hate the things that seem now so dear to us; our lives would suddenly be too short; we would despise…
From the Editor
Before 1954, most people assumed that it was just about impossible to run a mile in under four minutes. People would try hard and come close, but it was accepted as a general norm in those days that the 4-minute barrier…
Men Wanted!
Men of thought, men of action. Men who are not for sale. Men who are honest to the heart’s core. Men who will condemn wrong in friend or foe, in themselves as well as others. Men whose consciences are as steady as the…
We Are World Christians
We are “World Christians.” (But not worldly Christians.) We put God’s love for all people first. No race is superior to another, no government is more loved than another, no country is dearer than another. We don’t put…
From the Editor
At work there is this fancy little coffee machine that allows you to make a fresh cup of coffee—one cup at a time. You can select almost any flavor you want. You just pick your flavor, put in this little packet of…
Do Something, Lord!!! Do Something!!!
Brethren, for anything to be truly accomplished, HE is going to have to do it. Period. We are sensing that more and more. Let me try to illustrate how we feel. A drop of oil … Sit with me in the seat of a plane that has…
Going Beyond
Introduction Reading the story of the judges and kings of Judah and Israel, one finds a history of hills and dales. Some of the leaders of Israel took God’s people on a downhill journey, low, so low that one wonders how…
An Appeal to American Anabaptists
Soul winners in America today face a perplexing dilemma. “If someone comes to Christ as a result of my witnessing, where should I send them for fellowship? Is there any church where this new believer can go where he will…
My Little Mtungi
Our water pure from filter flows; It’s freed from dirt, bacteria, foes That quickly cause our bowels to churn Or e’en with fever cause to burn. You see, in Afric’s burning sun, Our water sources, every one Are priceless,…
Ambrosius Spittelmayr
“Does the priest of this town preach the gospel?” Ambrosius Spittelmayr asked the man next to him. They were both seated on the hearth of the large fireplace of a 16th-century tavern—we might call it a “Bed and…
Seeds of the Kingdom
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. Mt. 13:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works. He. 10:24 In this series, we intend to highlight the work…
Seeds of the Kingdom
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. Matthew 13:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works. Hebrews 10:24 In this series, we intend to highlight…
From Africa
I am delighted to write a brief update about the Lord’s work here in Namibia, especially in our lives. We have quite a story to tell of God’s dealings with us until now. We started out totally ignorant and for that…
A DESPERATE APPEAL FOR MODESTY
As I was preparing Adoniram Judson’s scathing appeal for modesty, I found myself at many times saying—“ouch!” I questioned, “Wow, that statement seems way too strong.” Or I would find myself thinking, “I should probably…
Discipleship
DISCIPLINE Training, especially of the kind that produces self-control, orderliness, obedience, and capacity for cooperation. (Pocket Oxford Dictionary) TAKE FAST HOLD OF DISCIPLINE, KEEP HER, LET HER NOT GO, FOR SHE IS…
