Volume 14, Issue 2
No doubt about it, the boy's life had been rough. In his ten years, he had known more suffering than the camp counselor had seen in her whole life. He was unable to live at home because of the regular abuse he suffered there. No wonder, then, that the counselor was looking for reasons to […]
How much does your theology matter on the mission field? We asked missionaries to share the ways theology influences their work of evangelism. David Okken (Karimojong region, Uganda)-I don't believe that I would be able to continue were it not for my knowledge that the sovereign God has his elect among every nation, tribe, and […]
In Pilgrims on the Sawdust Trail, one finds a motley of notable authors-academicians, ministers, and theologians-weighing in on American Christian heritage and the implications of Christianity's present global situation in the search for evangelical identity. Mark Noll first offers an obliging foreword that quickly rehearses the evolution of American Evangelicalism. In seven pages Noll takes […]
Both the strengths and weaknesses of Oden's vision for a rebirth of orthodoxy are on display in One Faith: The Evangelical Consensus, a compilation of extracts from evangelical statements of faith gathered by he and J. I. Packer. The strength is a desire to seek true ecumenical unity that is grounded on truth on something […]
Originally broadcast on the White Horse Inn's series, "Apologetics 101." 10. Tell people the story of the "vanishing hitchhiker." 9. Wear a T-shirt or use a bumper sticker with a catchy anti-intellectual slogan on it, such as "God said it; I believe it; that settles it." 8. Present evidence for "Joshua's 'Long Day,'" the classic […]
Editor's note: Michael Horton sat down with Rico Tice in the spring of 2004 to discuss Tice's evangelistic program, Christianity Explored. Rico Tice is associate minister at All Souls Church, Langham Place, London. MR: During our Oxford days at Wycliff Hall, Rico was running around like a chicken with his head cut off trying to […]
The Goal of Evangelism I think everybody agrees that evangelism should be done in every church, but the difficulty often stems from that fact that many people have not seen evangelism done and so aren't really sure where to start. At Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Laguna Beach, we begin with the idea that Sunday […]
Kirk Cameron is fearless. The actor, best known for his role as "Mike Seaver" on the sitcom Growing Pains, walked up to four tattooed street toughs and asked them if they had ever heard of the Ten Commandments! This isn't a scene from Cameron's recent Left Behind movies, it is part of a new evangelism […]
What kinds of questions are being asked on the global mission field? The same kinds your neighbors are asking you. "Was Jesus truly the Son of God? Is the Bible true? How can God be good with so much suffering in the world?" How do pastors and missionaries address questions like these in a cross-cultural […]