Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic church has declared Pierre Favre, who lived from 1506 to 1546, a saint. Why am I writing about this? Why does this matter? Certainly this is not the most important thing going on right now. But with Time Magazine declaring Pope Francis " Person of the year"... Continue Reading →
Heaping Hot Coals On People?
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his... Continue Reading →
Mindshifts in Evangelism (5)
Mindshifts in Evangelism (5). Another good perspective from Jason Engle. Great read. Hope you enjoy it.
Why Do You Do It?
At the writing of this post I am only 2 days away from finishing 3 weeks of sports camps. With the help of four different mission teams from three different states, our church conducts five different sports camps. Often people ask me, why all the hard work. Why do you do it? Why do we... Continue Reading →
Conversations: Asking Jesus Into Your Heart
A conversation that is growing in the Christian circles is the one surrounding the sinner's prayer and the phrase "asking Jesus in to your heart" to be forgiven of sin and receiving eternal life. Is it biblical? Is it the right practice for evangelism? There are people who deeply love Jesus on both sides of... Continue Reading →