I have a 5-year ache in my heart for the Central African Republic (CAR). And it only grew worse with the breaking news reports of sexual abuse of children in CAR. The reports of displaced children being sexually abused are beyond sickening. Not only because it was children who were victimized. What breaks my heart is […]
My news feed has never been more gruesome, laden with stories of Christians being abused or killed. According to Open Door USA, persecution of Christians around the world has never been worse.[1] Persecution of believers has been happening since Bible times. With the ubiquity of the Internet, we’re just more keenly aware of it now […]
Recent news reports on Russia remind me of days of the Cold War and Soviet domination. People often ask how we “got in” there during the time of the Soviet Empire—when many were being imprisoned for simply owning a copy of God’s Word. My Dad had a vision of Satan’s attack on the children […]
BREAKING: OneHope Kenya Chairman recommends how we should respond to the killing of their Christian young people at the hands of Muslims this Easter Friends and Partners in the ministry, As you may have seen from the news channels, Kenya has just experienced the worst terror attack this Thursday with the death toll now standing […]
We’re all familiar with Aesop’s fable “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse”, which Beatrix Potters later adapted and popularized as “The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse”. While written in their day to extoll the virtues of simple, peaceful country living, the idiom could easily be adapted to portray today’s conversations about the disparity between urban […]
Millennials, part 1 Millennials on the Bible and Miracles Let’s face it, sometimes Millennials get a bad rap. But the numbers don’t always support the perception. For instance, among religiously-affiliated Millennials, their loyalty to an institution, organization or affiliation is as strong today as it has been among previous generations. More than one-third of religiously […]