Evangelical and Frontier Mission
A new book is available that you need to add to your library. Evangelical and Frontier Mission: Perspectives on the Global Progress of the Gospel is edited by two of my friends, Beth Snodderly and Scott Moreau. This work represents a collection of chapters related to missions past, present, and future. Beth is President of [...]
Asian Wealth, Travel, and the Bigger Picture
Innovation and technology shape lives. They are built on history and they shape history. Any future progress is based on past and present realities. As the Church becomes aware of the blessings that can be found in innovation and technology, She is likely to embrace those blessings for the advancement of the gospel. For example, [...]
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John Stott and Global Missions
John Stott passed away today in London. According to a post released by Christianity Today , he died “after complications related to old age.” His influence was (and remains) enormous, well beyond detailed description in this blog post. For example, just consider his numerous publications. Since this blog is about global missions, I wish to [...]
The Past in Review
Summer is here. And along with summer comes vacation. In light of my plans to experience rest and family and refrain from blogging, I thought I would leave you with a few of my previous posts from the past year-and-a-half. That way, whenever you are having problems sleeping over the next several days, you can [...]
Thank You!
It has been over a year since I started this blog. In today’s post, I want to say thank you for your encouragement and share a little about the site. Check out the video below:
Important Numbers on Asian/Pacific Americans
In the United States, May is officially designated as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. So, in light of this recognition that traces its origins back to 1978, I thought it would be good to use the occasion to provide you with a glimpse of the Asian and Pacific American peoples in this country. Part of thinking [...]
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bin Laden, Dominoes, and Praying for Gospel Advancement
As the events continue to unfold regarding the death of Osama bin Laden, may we continue to pray for our world during these days. While I could raise several matters for our consideration–since here at the blog we are thinking missiologically–I wish to draw attention to praying for open doors for the gospel. With the [...]
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Christianization and the Vikings-Part 2
If you missed part 1, you may find it HERE. While I am certain that over the years, there were genuine conversions to the faith once for all delivered to the saints, most historians describe many tales of forced conversions and baptisms. In such cases, it is better to write of the Christianization of the [...]
The Christianization of the Vikings-Part 1
The other day my family and I went to our local Half-Price Books where I found a copy of The Vikings by Else Roesdahl. I have been doing some recent reading on the spread of the gospel to Scandinavia and how the gospel transformed a barbaric people, who eventually sent their own missionaries across the [...]
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