Thought provoking, personal perspectives on issues concerning World Evangelism, Christian persecution and the Mission Fields.
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But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Romans 6:23b
Why does Paul refer to salvation as a free gift (Rom 5:15-18)? It is because we don’t have to deserve it or earn it, to receive it. In fact, the cost of salvation was far too dear, for any man to [...]
The questions are: Is Christian ministry restricted within leadership? Do I as an untitled believer and you, if you are not a pastor or church leader, have any mandates of ministry; any responsibilities to and in the church, other than to believe, be saved, then to sit back and be happy enjoying the show? The key to our answers lies in the question: What is ministry?
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The battery was dead again
And I needed a recharge:
To excite the cells for use till dead again
Due for another recharge.
The ‘motivational’ sunshine had been vibrant with energy
So I just laid them out bare,
Hoping to work off some lethargy
And get them back fair.
When my ‘self-righteous battery’ had got a recharge
I felt like [...]
Glenn Penner has been Communications Director for The Voice of the Martyrs in Canada. He is also Visiting Professor at Oklahoma Wesleyan University, and author of a unique new book, In The Shadow of The Cross: exploring the Biblical theology of persecution and discipleship.
In this excerpt from an interview with Christian Monitor he discusses the work of VOM, he gives advice on how Christians can help the persecuted church and he discusses his new book.
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[...] Life is a road;
The only course there is
Were the man with sight may not be surer than the blind,
nor the cripple slower than the two-legged.
But like every other road[...]
Can we be truly saved and not eternally secure ?
Religious Clash in Jos, Plateau Leave over 500 dead, 40 churches and the homes of 25,000 destroyed
Jos, city in the middle belt of Nigeria and capital of Plateau State once again exploded in violence between the 28th and 29th of November 2008, resulting in the killings of over 500 people including six pastors, as [...]
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Although I have never given my little poems much use than for the private amusement of myself and my friends, I am thinking that it could serve as a form of creative diversion on this blog. So from time to time, I would publish some of my poetry under the ‘personal‘ category of my posts. I hope you find them atleast interesting.
I wrote ‘GOD-FRIEND’ in 2001.
But he knows the way that I take [He has concern for it, appreciates and pays attention to it]. When He has tried me, I shall come forth as refined gold [pure and luminous].
- Job 23:10(Amplified version)
Thoughts about this glorious Christian way excite me; Jesus talked about two ways: a way that leads to destruction [...]
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