After the Christmas Party sucks! Just look around you. It is typical, after a wonderful Christmas party, to confront the clean-up. The whole house has to be cleaned again. The irony is never lost on you that you have cleaned it thoroughly before everybody arrived and, just like the Aussie Jingle Bells song, everybody shoots through at the end of the Christmas party before the washing up. How … [Read more...]
Mission: The Western Church & Pentecost
Why is it that so much of the Western church thinks that we can either be careless about our mission or make excuses as to why we are not doing anything? In Acts chapter 2 One of the most powerful events occurs. Certainly the most significant events outside of Creation and the resurrections of Jesus Christ. This is the day of Pentecost. It was also the day when mission was empowered. The … [Read more...]
Where Are The Preachers? Replaced By Technology?
And this Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations. (Matt.24:14). Where have all the preachers gone? Is it possible to preach the Gospel to the Whole World? With all the technology we have, we still have only reached a fraction of the world. Christian Radio can only reach where there is a radio and that will only ever be where people value the … [Read more...]
Missionary in A Tin: An Interview of Joy Ridderhof
The story of Missionary in A Tin is told about someone who was unpacking a truck. They were being watched with interest by a fellow countryman. With the usual collection of supplies and necessities, a round biscuit tin-shaped item was unpacked. After the remainder of the supplies were unpacked the driver then proceeded to the round biscuit tin-shaped item and opened it up. A hand-cranked … [Read more...]
Heaven In Jewish, Christian & Secular Thought
Introduction to the Concept of Heaven A Personal Dream of Heaven Heaven often begins as a personal dream, a tapestry woven from the threads of our deepest hopes and spiritual longings. It is a place imagined to be filled with peace, joy, and the presence of the divine. For many, this personal vision of heaven provides comfort and a sense of purpose. A guide through the trials of life with the … [Read more...]
What Is the Significance of the Promised Land in the Bible?
In the narrative of the Bible, following human disobedience in Eden, God initiates a plan to restore his people's relationship with him. He chooses Abraham and his lineage, later known as the Israelites, pledging to give them the land of Canaan. The significance of the Promised Land promise is a central theme in the Torah. Symbolizing a new Eden where intimacy with God can be reestablished and … [Read more...]
Sinners & Tax Collectors: Embracing Our Identity as Outcasts
The question of when one last considered themselves a sinner is a thought-provoking one. Often, we use the term "sinners and tax collectors" to acknowledge our imperfections and shortcomings. Recognizing that we've fallen short of the glory of God. However, does this make us outcasts from society or spiritually in need of a doctor? It's essential to delve deeper into what it means to be a sinner … [Read more...]
God Answers Prayer Every One Now Not in The Future
Prayer, Matthew 7:7-11 King James Version God answers prayer, 7 Ask (Pray ed.), and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 Or … [Read more...]
Abundant life: What Does it Meant To Live One
Living The Abundant Life What did Jesus mean by abundant life? "The thief only comes to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly." 1 He certainly was not referring to the gaining of wealth, Especially not by illicit means. If he was then the apostles certainly didn't enter into that wealth. Most of them died without … [Read more...]
Organizing a Church Picnic
A church picnic is a fun time for all the members of the church to get together and enjoy themselves at a picnic. All the families attending the church can go to a place like a park, lakeside or beach to enjoy their picnic time. Going on a picnic is a great way for the church members to get to know each other outside the church and build friendships that would not be possible in an otherwise busy … [Read more...]