By Melissa Wuske Old Bible Brings New Hope in China A pair of American missionaries in China is searching far and wide for copies of the Jingwei Version Bible, the first edition in colloquial Chinese created in the late 1800s—an edition hardly anyone has heard of now. Today Chinese Christians rely on the Union Bible. […]
By David Faust If a professional athlete cheats, ESPN covers the story. CNN and Fox News are there with cameras when a public official gets arrested or a Hollywood celebrity files for divorce. If a school teacher or a church elder commits adultery, social media buzzes with news of the scandal. Some sins, however, don’t […]
By Bob Russell There’s a phrase I’ve heard recently that’s becoming a popular spiritual myth. I’ve heard Christian leaders say, “Sin is sin. One sin is just as bad as another.” That line of reasoning is often used as a convenient excuse not to confront flagrant sin in the church. “What right do we have […]
By Mark Scott Lots of things qualify as “acts” in the Book of Acts —miracles, speeches, encounters, persecutions, and even prayers. Prayer is an act. Persecution against the earliest church made prayer a red-hot act. This is the second prayer in Acts in which we are told the actual content of the prayer. In Acts […]
By Robin Stanley Are you ready to respond as Peter did to the needs around you? Don’t think you can? feeling afraid? leaving that to someone else? Been there. Gather for Worship & Prayer From the time we arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, our team encountered the effects of deep cultural differences and the strongholds of […]
