Five Secular Myths about Missions
This is a guest post by my friend Trevor Johnson, a missionary to the remote Korowai people of central Papua, Indonesia. Please enjoy his unique perspective on modern mission work! April 1874 – the British Empire’s treasury pays £500 for…
Tract: The Gospel that Jesus Proclaimed
There are so many people telling us what the Bible says, but they don’t all agree. Who can we trust? Maybe we should listen to Jesus. This is the message that Jesus gave to people: “…Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming…
Why Is the Bible so Hard to Understand?
Why is the Bible so hard to understand? If you’ve wondered this, you’re not alone. Here are some of the most difficult aspects of reading the Bible, as well as solutions to the problem. Bible Reading Challenges Without doubt, there…
Sharing Your Faith with Nominal Christians
According to the Pew Research Center, 70.6% of Americans identify as ‘Christian.’ We don’t need statistics to know about the vast divide between how many claim to be ‘Christian,’ and how many are actually followers of Jesus. Though surrounded by…
Evangelism: Making God’s Name Great
God is on a mission to make His own name great. This isn’t because God is narcissistic; it is because God is good. God is too good to let Himself be forgotten by myriads of self-serving narcissistic sinners. God Glorified…
Intellectual Superiority in the Christian Life
Does Christianity entitle us to some sort of intellectual superiority over others? Some Christians seem to think so. They demonstrate a haughty approach to the unsaved world, but the early church demonstrated a very different approach. Consider the following five…
Parables, Paradigms, and Profiles in Evangelism
Is the gospel nothing more than a legal transaction in heaven, the details of a courtroom case played out before the Almighty, to be proclaimed in all the world? There is no doubt that this is the Gospel, and there…
Tract: The Personal Spiritual Assessment
Is your Faith STRONG ENOUGH to take the Personal Spiritual ASSESSMENT? Is your faith strong enough to do what the Bible says? “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves” (2 Corinthians 13:5). Why? Because there are some…
Levi’s Feast
“After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him. And Levi made him a great feast in…
Evidence for the Bible
ENCOMPASS Evidence that God is the author of the Bible Matt McGinnis & Daniel Pentimone “Is God really the author of the Bible?” “Why are Christians so insistent that the Bible is special?” If you are wondering about questions like…
