Christian Mission – Page 6 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Our Fiery Shield – 2 Kings 6:1-23

On January 8, 1956, Jim Elliott, Nate Saint, Peter Fleming, Ed McCully and Roger Youderian were slain by 10 Waodani warriors, who had been led to believe by another Waodani that the missionaries intended

Keeping the Edge – Colossians 1:24-29

I told someone recently that I felt I had lost my “edge” as a servant of Christ, only to realize once I said it that this implied that my service before was effective because of my edge, because

Continental Drift – 1 Kings 15:33-16:28

I have witnessed the demise, or near demise, of two powerful churches. The one was ugly, with people yelling at each other, threatening each other, and spreading horrible lies. The other was more sedate,

Vision Casting – 1 Kings 8:54-66

There are famous speeches that have moved men and women to great actions and to accomplish world-changing achievements. Winston Churchill’s June 4th, 1944 speech on radio to an England facing the

You Are a Temple – 1 Kings 8:1-21

How do people come to know the Lord? Through other people. There were two people who were instrumental in my coming to know the Lord. One was a classmate in high school who developed a friendship with

How God Measures Time – 2 Peter 3:8-13

How does God measure time? How do we measure it? Time is a crazy thing. We talk about it running slow at times and at others running fast. Is it really? No, but our perception of it changes depending on

Endurance and Faith: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 13:1-10)

A young Christian couple in northeast India was beaten the first of April, 2019, by an Adivasi couple. The Adivasis are the indigenous people of India, many of whom are Hindus with a streak of animism.

Don’t Forget Israel: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 7:1-8)

When we think of the book of Revelation we probably think about the judgments (chs. 6-18), the coming of Christ (ch. 19), and the new heaven and earth (chs. 21,22). We may not think that much about Israel.

Rest a Little Longer: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 6)

Few modern martyrs have changed the world by their deaths more than Jim Elliot, the missionary to Ecuador who was killed by the Auca or Huaorani natives in 1956. He had written in his Bible journal, “He

Revive Us Again: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 1:17-20)

Oh, Lord Jesus, would you appear to us, your struggling church, your sometimes faithless followers, your holy yet still sin-ridden people? We are embarrassed at our failure to bring honor to you, blessed

Head on a Platter: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 6:14-29)

Mark has challenged us with the account of Jesus sending his followers out into the villages to preach the kingdom. We are to do the same if we trust Jesus and are loyal to him. But now he asks us

Limiting Ourselves and God: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 6:7-13)

Jesus had just experienced unbelief in his hometown. Those who were most familiar with him, or so they thought, could not accept that he was being used by God in amazing ways. The corollary of that

Daily Thoughts from Mark: Hardness of Heart (Mark 3:1-6)

Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man

Daily Thoughts from Mark: What Is This? (Mark 1:21-28)

And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as

Daily Thoughts from Mark: Fishing for People (Mark 1:16-20)

Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become

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