Rethinking Church Life, Disciple Making and THE WORD

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Houston, TX (ANS) -- “What translation of the Bible did Jesus use for His quiet time?”  That is a question a friend uses to...

Connecting with God’s Redemptive Purposes

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HOUSTON, TX (ANS) – While on a road trip a few years ago, I encountered a road construction worker.  Being stopped for a short...

Letter-writing and prayer campaign launched for persecuted believers

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By Christopher Proudlove -- A letter-writing and prayer campaign that helped free a Christian dissident in Russia stamped a lasting impression on me. The late award-winning...

Sight Seeing, Fact Finding and Prayer Walking: A Simple Plan...

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Houston, TX (ANS) - In 1966, while in the United States Air Force stationed in Misawa, Japan, I had the opportunity of climbing the...

The Joy of Living Life – From the Inside/Out

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Houston, TX (ANS) – “Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day” (II Cor. 4:16).  Jesus tells...

Prayers and Conversations that Ignite Movements

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Houston, TX (ANS) – In 1806, Samuel J. Mills, Jr., a student at Williams College was one of five participants in what became known...

The Power of Community – Sharing Life Together

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Houston, TX (ANS) –In 1964 I joined the Air Force, and went off to Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas for basic training.  I immediately...

An Orality Learning Journey – Getting back to the Basics

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Houston, TX (ANS) - What may have been a seemingly insignificant and obscure conversation among a few church/mission leaders about orality, oral cultures and...

Connecting, Caring and Changing Lives

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HOUSTON, TX (ANS) - I met a man in Nashville while passing through a revolving door at an entrance to a downtown hotel.  I...

God’s Ways of Expanding His Kingdom

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Houston, TX (ANS) – While staying at a hotel during a recent out-of-town trip, my wife and I met a couple who were serving on a...