As a Christian and a scientist I’m often asked how I can be both. My initial response is, “How can I not be?” Scripture is replete with references to how God’s attributes are displayed in nature (consider Psalm 19:1; Psalm 139:14; and Romans 1:20 just to name a few) and throughout history men and women […]
Week 43 Character | Truth and Transformation
Truth “Is, has been, shall be. . . without Truth, philosophy moves to the existential, art moves to the sensual, religion moves to the mystical, education moves to the skeptical, and individuals move to the transcendental.” These words of renowned apologist Ravi Zacharias accentuate the impact of a faulty interpretation of truth. Our culture is […]
Week 42 Study | The Gospel Begins Spreading in Samaria
Jesus geographically outlined the Book of Acts (Acts 1:8). He predicted the growth of the church would take place in Jerusalem (vv. 1-7), all Judea and Samaria (vv. 8-12), and to the ends of the earth (vv. 13-28). Acts 8 is the “near-far” chapter in the New Testament. The Samaritans were geographically near the new […]
Week 42 Application | What the Church Can’t Do Without
The second chapter of Acts reveals many positive qualities for today’s church to imitate. But do you ever consider what Christ’s first-century followers had to do without? What They Didn’t Have They had no elaborate church buildings, so they met in public spaces and private homes. They didn’t have paved parking lots for their donkeys […]
Week 42 Mission | Why We Went Again
Two years ago we embarked on a journey to return to full-time overseas missions. We have served with Team Expansion for the past 32 years in various mission locations. In June 1986 we left for one year of language school in Costa Rica and then served for nine years in Uruguay, South America. In 1996 […]