Near the end of our recent visit to the Holy Land, we made our way to the Chapel of the Ascension, in the At-Tur district of Jerusalem. I anticipated the stop with considerable eagerness. Here Jesus issued marching orders that … (read more)
For the first time in the history of planet earth, the Christian church is a truly global phenomenon. And it is not barely global, either. Approximately one out of five of our Christian family is an Asian sister or brother. … (read more)
Recently I have browsed again The Bondage of the Will, by Martin Luther. The book is a bracing experience. The Bondage of the Will was published in 1525 in reply to Desiderius Erasmus, who had published On Free Will the … (read more)
I love Trinity Sunday: edgy, powerful, mysterious, provocative Trinity Sunday. It falls, often enough, now in the month of May. It is celebrated on the Sunday following Pentecost. There is mystery here. Trinity Sunday reminds us that God is beyond … (read more)
At the end of Matthew’s gospel, we find the Great Commission of Jesus: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19, NRSV). This is the program that has driven the church – and people like you – since … (read more)
In some circles, as we observed last month, it has become fashionable to maintain that the missionary task of the church is completed. The church was sent into the world, it is true, once upon a time. Then we got … (read more)
In some modern circles, it has become fashionable to maintain that the missionary task of the church is completed. Once upon a time, it is reckoned, the Great Commission of Jesus Christ commanded our collective attention, demanded our personal involvement, … (read more)
In recent months we have described a handful of elements at the heart of our missionary community. We are a community at work – Kingdom work, whatever our trade or profession (November 2009). Our work is our witness – the … (read more)
Two months ago we considered our “league-ness.” Last month we examined our commitment to prayer. This month we will have a look at the mission that commands us into the world. We are the World Mission Prayer League – a … (read more)
"I can do all things through him who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13) We have been building, here in Minneapolis. Our praying friends may have noticed: in the last year we have deconstructed and reconstructed our lovely old Mission Home on … (read more)