Is ‘Christian President’ an Oxymoron?

Is it possible or worth it for Christians to be involved in politics when systems are corrupt and broken? If you’re like most Americans you probably haven’t been following the elections in the country of Malawi. Conversely I’ve been glued to my iPad waiting for the results and witnessed the drama that has unfolded over […]

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And she sat there…and wrote a book!

In honor of my dad’s 70th year of ministry, my always on-the-go mom sat down just long enough to jot down a few memoirs of her missionary life called, …And I Sat There. Mom and Dad raised us on the mission field. And as you can see from this picture of our time in Beirut, […]

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Macro Trend: Paganization of the West

 What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9 (NIV) Historically the Gospel started in the East and moved westward, creating incredible growth in Europe and the Americas. But in the past 100 years, it’s like we are watching a tennis […]

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Macrotrend: Inevitable Clash of Islam and Christianity

  Islam and Christianity have long been at odds as two dominant expansionary world religions, but geography has allowed some distance between the two faiths. As population increases and our world becomes more globalized, it is inevitable that the two religions will be swept toward each other with its devotees forced to face off not […]

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Return to Africa

My recent trip to Kenya and Tanzania reminded me that Africa holds a special place in my heart. My first visit was shortly after Bob and I were married in 1960.   Our first home was a mud house with a thatched roof in the interior of Senegal. Our visit to West and East Africa […]

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Don’t break the mirror

“We need to understand that for every statistic, there is a young person who has a face, who has a story, who has a name. And I know, because I was destined to be one of those statistic until OneHope and your ministry came and saved my life.”  ~ “Theresa” When I am favored with […]

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