We held our first ministry sessions here in Minya, Egypt, yesterday. The majority of attendees are from this area. Many of them are related to one another, and their deep familial bonds are evidenced by their warmth and camaraderie towards each other. Many come from a “churched” background, and it
We flew yesterday from Entebbe to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and then on to Cairo, making it to our hotel just after 2 AM. We were blessed to meet Brother Dan over breakfast this morning and review our preliminary schedule of events over the next four days here. Breakfast was delicious
Well, we are just wrapping up quite a day—our last in Uganda. We taught at length on what it means to dethrone the tyrant of self and find freedom from the pride of certainty in our own perspective. Many of us brothers contributed by sharing testimonies, insights, and truth
It’s 7:30 AM as I watch the sunrise over Lake Victoria, feeling the hope and inspiration of God‘s grace for this small fellowship and what they can become for His glory. Yesterday was incredibly full—one session after another. We presented the following teachings: • The gospel of
Today, we are flying back to Hungary after a week in Sweden and Finland. In Sweden, we visited longtime friends, individuals who used to spend part of their time in Waco. We feel a very close bond with them. We also had a pleasant visit with a family, friends of
It’s 8:00 AM Monday morning. We are in the immediate vicinity of Brother Emmanuel, who is pastoring the budding congregation here on a remote finger of land protruding into Lake Victoria, south and east of Kampala, due east of Busiro. We landed in Entebbe and were warmly greeted
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I wanted to give you an update on our time here in Turkey. It’s 6:30 AM, and the call to prayer echoes around the city, though it mostly still sleeps. We are departing for Istanbul in less than an hour. Yesterday, we spent a
It’s 9 AM here in Turkey. We had an excellent opening meeting last night with a house church full of people, opening their hearts to the message of the body of Christ and the necessity of the Holy Spirit. However, we’ve just received word that the authorities disapproved
Collapse of Western Culture I believe that, according to Scripture, the eventual collapse of Western Civilization is inevitable. This collapse will mark the beginning of the final epoch, culminating in the Lord’s return. With partial success, Western cultures have blended Christian ethics with hedonistic economics, human supremacy through science
Origin of Tithing God, through Moses, indeed required and elaborated the practice of tithing in the Levitical law. In the barter economy of that time, people were expected to give a tenth of the increase of their possessions as tithing. However, Moses also allowed one’s tithe to be rendered
Introduction How can we be saved? Jesus did not give us a checklist of works to do or thoughts to think. Instead, He defined salvation as a relationship with God. “Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent”
America is reeling from yet another mass school shooting, this time in Uvalde, Texas. Both political parties have offered their solutions: the left demands tighter gun control and the ban of assault rifles, while the right calls for increased school security, social media surveillance and an early-w