By Melissa Wuske Christian Teen Rally in Myanmar Last July, Teen Mania held its first overseas Acquire the Fire youth rally in the least likely of places: Myanmar. The country has been opening to outside influences as it transitions from being a military dictatorship to a democracy, an evolution that began several years ago. The […]
By Jacqueline J. Holness As Christ’s church, Christians recognize that our own bodies are “temples of the Holy Spirit” as noted in 1 Corinthians 6:19. Yet if statistics are to be believed, church congregations’ buildings are on the decline. Construction & Arson According to a 2014 Wall Street Journal article by Ben Leubsdorf, “construction of […]
By Dr. Mark Scott The pioneer statement, “Go west, young man,” matches our text. Another way to say our title, “From Derbe to Philippi,” is “From Asia to Europe.” Those of us who live in the western hemisphere need to thank God for this text. Western civilization would have been different had this geographical leap […]
Guest Editorial by Jack Cottrell What is theology? We use the word theology in different senses, from the broad meaning of religious studies in general (as in a “theological seminary”) to the narrowest sense of “theology proper,” which is its literal sense of “the study of God.” In the Christian context we can best think […]
By Miriam Y. Perkins, PhD I recently participated in an evening event hosted by Globalscope (Christian Missionary Fellowship) in Tübingen, Germany, for university students curious but skeptical about Christianity and Christian theology. After some introductory comments about how theology can assist people on the journey of faith, we spent the rest of the evening discussing […]
