Perspectives

I’ve never seen anything like this. Could our country be any more polarized than it is right now? Well, yes, but probably only by another Civil War. The disdain and downright hatred that the left seems to have for the right and vice versa is saddening. Is

A pastor whose family fled from Al-Qaeda . . . A missionary whom God has used to supernaturally heal many . . . A leader in the underground church in his country . . . What do these believers and many others have in common? Hey, this

After my father passed away, I was inundated with emails, texts, and voicemails from those offering their prayers and condolences. This was preceded by those expressing the same after the death of my wife’s dad just a week earlier. There’s no way to thank everyone for the

As we are in the week of President-Elect Trump’s inauguration, here are some general thoughts I have about the state of our country, its leadership, and other tidbits you might find interesting . . . Let’s agree on this right from the beginning: the greatest problems of

A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that mainline church membership is shrinking by a cool million per year. Ouch. For a country that gained its independence from England and based its founding principles around God, the church is losing its place in society. This

I hope you were blessed by reading the Christmas devotional last month. This Christmas was anything but restful for my family. My father-in-law passed away on December 21st after a period of declining health. The morning after his funeral, my father had a heart attack and died

I must once again give my usual disclaimer from the get-go here: if you do not consider yourself a follower of Christ, you have no reason to agree with anything I’m about to share. So sit back, relax, drink some eggnog (yuck), and enjoy the show. Christmas

According to the CIA World Factbook, just under one percent of the US population is Muslim, out of a total of 324 million people (July 2016 estimate). For the sake of argument, let’s assume that a mere one percent of these American Muslims either condone or desire

I’m grateful for many things as we celebrate Thanksgiving this week: for God’s mercy and His love, for my family, for the chance to work in full-time ministry, and so on. I’m also thankful for another segment of the population that should be appreciated and respected this

Ever since the early church was scattered due to persecution (recorded in the book of Acts), the Body of Christ has actually grown in the midst of hardship. When our ministry began to partner with Christians in Nepal almost thirty years ago, Christianity had been expanding amidst