Articles
Our desire is that these resources will point you to the Way, help you know Truth and how it is applied in life.
Why the Bible Needs to be in the Common Language
God the creator calls mankind to follow Him. He transcends the creator-creature gap by speaking to His people through prophets, apostles, and His son. This means God wants to be heard and obeyed. Since God’s words are his primary way of communicating to humanity and they have been written down,…
Towards a Theology of Risk
As the global body of Christ takes the gospel into security-challenged environments, its members face significant risks. In response, some elevate risk as a spiritual value, flirting with recklessness; others shun risk, drifting towards a fear-driven paralysis. This article attempts to promote a balanced stewardship, which neither shuns risk nor…
A Biblical Perspective on Suffering
When one of our children was born, a quietness settled into the room as the expected cry of a child experiencing their first breath did not happen. There was not a lot of talking, but there was quick, quiet work by the nurses’ expert hands, along with the arrival of…
In the Name of “Mission Work”
The past five years have brought no shortage of abuse scandals to light. For Christian Aid Ministries, that day of reckoning came in 2019 when news of Jeriah Mast’s predatory abuse surfaced. Today, Jeriah Mast is serving a prison sentence for some of the abuse he committed in the United…
Becoming Elisabeth Elliot
As a boy, I dreamed of being a missionary pilot, inspired by the story of Nate Saint and the other four missionaries speared on an Ecuador riverbank. Their “stranger than fiction” story stirs our imagination. What must it be like to have that zeal for evangelism, to make that selfless…
Grace and Truth vs. Grace or Truth
Daddy cuddles three-year old Susie after he applies discipline. Farmer Brown chases the neighbor’s cows out of his corn field after alerting Neighbor Joe as to where his cows had been and completes the job by repairing and strengthening the fence. Jesus graciously told the woman taken in adultery, “Go…
A Word from the Lord
“I have a word from the Lord for you,” is a frequently made statement in far too many Christian circles today. It sounds so personal – that God would actually give a special message to someone who then passes it on to you. But can such pronouncements be trusted? Are…
