Jesus’ last words to his disciples were a stirring charge to spread the gospel beyond the comfortable homelands of Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria, all the way to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). They quickly discovered that some of the places at the known ends of the earth were not entirely hospitable to the […]
Week 43 Mission | Faith and Science
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 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 […]
Week 41 Mission | A Tale of Two Cultures
In his letter to the Galatian church, Paul told his readers that God sent his Son into the world at the “fullness of time” (Galatians 4:4, English Standard Version). This fullness of time to which Paul referred was the proper time for God to send the Messiah into the world and to set the church […]
Week 40 Mission | God’s Dwelling . . . Our Home!
Years ago, John Lennon wrote a song, Imagine, that contained the line, “Imagine there’s no Heaven.” The song became a bestseller in the United Kingdom. In 2001, MercyMe recorded “I Can Only Imagine,” a song about what it might be like to stand before Jesus in Heaven. With 2.5 million copies sold, it is the […]