Rethinking Church Life, Disciple Making and THE WORD
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...