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“No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.” - 1 John 4:12 I think we sometimes underestimate the impact that acts of kindness can have on the lives of people around us. We can forget...
Sometimes the sheer grace and mercy of Him who loves us is far too much to take in. God is able to do exceedingly abundantly more than we can ask, think, and dream. There are moments in this life when the veil is torn, our eyes opened with the blinding light of truth,...
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii—In one of my most memorable evenings of evangelizing here, I greeted a man who appeared to be in his 60s with the news that Jesus loves him. His response was to curse me out, threaten me with violence and insult me with a racial slur. Apparently,...
As documented in previous posts, there have been times when I have been insulted, mocked, even cursed as a result of my efforts to lovingly share the Gospel with people. I have been treated, in a word, shamefully. Many Christians, fearing such unpleasant encounters,...
I remember a few years ago, I think three or four, when I was listening to preachers speak of the power of God. Thinking to myself that I could not possibly do what they have done. Live how they lived. Or believe how they believed. But I couldn't leave myself there....
August 13 It was Friday evening and we were having our last worship and prayer night at our friend’s house. We were glad to see quite a few of our expat community who were getting ready to leave within the coming days as the news spread about the fall of Herat and...
“Trust in him at all times, you people;pour out your hearts to him,for God is our refuge.” - Psalm 62:8 Rationally, we can understand by reading verses like the one above that we should trust God. But the true nature of what we believe is revealed when trusting God is...
“Prayer is the mighty engine that is to move the missionary work.” A. B. Simpson For the last year, as intercessory missionaries we have had the opportunity to pray in collaboration with and for different ministries. One of those is One Voice Student Missions (OVSM),...
Almost 7 years ago, I saw in a dream a multitude of young Arabs dressed in white and surrounding a huge mountain. I knew in my dream that the mountain I was looking at represented Islam. And I knew that this mountain was – somehow – “hindering” the return of Jesus. I...
