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It is high time we started developing missiological strategies for children because they are arrows in our hands. We must step out and speak with the enemies of the Gospel at the gate. This starts with raising the next generation of missionaries for this exact goal.
What we can learn from Batman is that tragedy and pain need not destroy us. We can push through the pain. Sometimes, we can even use it to help those around us a little.
It is well known that Vladimir Putin and the patriarch of Russia have been hand in glove for years, as they support each other in the desire for power that marks them both. This unholy alliance between the political and ecclesiastical authorities is virtually a rape of the Church.
As I was leafing through an old copy of The New York Times, the following quote from a French Muslim arrested my attention: “It’s only abroad that I’m French. I’m French, I’m married to a French woman. I speak French, I live French, I love French food and culture. But in my country, I’m not French.”
U.S. church pronouncements about international affairs often are detached, anodyne, and sometimes surreal.
When one has not had the opportunity to say goodbye, the acceptance of loss is more difficult. Harder still is the final last which is marred by harsh words, unspoken love, and bitter regret.
Black History Month teaches us this truth: anytime anyone denies the humanity of another human being, discrimination and death always follow. Women’s History Month should teach us this: You can’t make history unless you’re born.
I’m single and have saved enough money to buy a house and have a sizable emergency fund for any surprise repairs. Do you consider this a good time to enter the real estate market?
Watching the TV images of thousands of displaced Ukrainians running for safety is another heartwrenching sign of the chaos in our world today. For myself, I know God is walking me through a season of learning what it truly means to be His disciple.
Having served in mechanized, light (including Ranger Training) infantry, with operational deployments over a 30-year infantry officer career, I would like to offer the following observations about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
