My guest in this episode is Nik Ripken, missionary, author, and founder of Nik Ripken Ministries. Ripken is one of the world’s leading experts on the topic of Christian persecution and missions. His travels have taken him to 72 countries where he has interviewed over 600 believers living in persecution. […]
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I launched Strike the Match on March 12, 2015 (“Who was St. Patrick with Ed Smither”). Season 4 concluded last week. I have enjoyed these four seasons of 64 episodes. Thank you for listening and sharing. You are in 139 countries, with the U. S., Japan, U. K., India, and […]
Strike the Match Turns Four
If you were unable to attend the Reaching the Nations in North America Summit, then I want to share this post with you. The Divine Maestro orchestrates the movement of the nations (Acts 17:26-27). Will you and your church join Him in this amazing journey of global disciple making? If […]
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Season 3 of Strike the Match begins with this post! Be sure to subscribe (iTunes, Android, RSS) so you will not miss an episode! Ramadan 2017 begins Friday, May 26. I thought it would be appropriate to begin our third season talking with Dr. John Klaassen about Islam and reaching […]
John Klaassen on Engaging with Muslims
The day has finally arrived. This is the last post before I sign-off of the blog for several weeks. I set as my goal to write five posts per week in 2015. I was able to accomplish this, except for two days when my host’s server was down. It was a fun 2015. Thank […]
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Any young women in your church? Yes? Any serious video gamers? Don’t know? What if gaming was a way for them to connect with other women in Saudi Arabia? Maybe this is more likely than we think. You need to read this NPR article and listen to the 4 minute […]
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