For more than a century, the Christian church around the world has dedicated a week in January to prayer for Christian unity. I have often participated myself. This year the effort seems especially relevant. Our own nation is as fractured … (read more)
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13) Philippians 4:13 is a well-known and often quoted Bible verse, and with good reason. The verse is empowering and encouraging. I have heard it mentioned in association with … (read more)
Last month we concluded our 75th anniversary celebration; this month we begin our 76th year together. It is a dangerous passage. The great danger of anniversary years – advanced anniversary years, in particular – is that agencies (and people sometimes, … (read more)
Paul’s Letter to the Romans is a mighty missionary tract. Over the course of the summer, we have outlined its powerful themes. For the Apostle Paul, as we said in June, Spain matters. The Letter to the Romans makes clear … (read more)
Over the past few months we have presented Paul’s Letter to the Romans as a first-rate missionary tract. The Apostle designs the document with a particular purpose in view: he aims to enlist the church in Rome for planting … (read more)
I have been spending some time over the summer in Paul’s Letter to the Romans. The letter is a missionary tract in many ways. Paul asks the sisters and brothers in Rome to join him in mission to Spain. … (read more)
Over the past few weeks, I have been spending some time in Paul’s Letter to the Romans. What a document! Luther considered it “the most important piece in the New Testament.” Melanchthon judged it the “summary of all Christian doctrine.” … (read more)
I have been reading a wonderful book in recent days by Alan Hirsch, a converted Australian Jew. He calls it “The Forgotten Ways” (Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2006). We have been forgetting things though the years, Hirsch contends. Ways … (read more)