Dr. Tan Kok Beng When the 3,000 new believers were saved on the Day of Pentecost, the first thing they did was to remain in the fellowship of the Church. Acts 2:42 says, “They devoted themselves to the Apostle’s teaching and to the fellowship…” As a result they became strong spiritually and vibrant and “the […]
Edward E. Dudek A Summary of the Book Bilquis Sheikh’s family was known throughout India and Pakistan as the Hayats of Wah. She had been a hostess to diplomats and industrialists from all over the world, and had also been accustomed to traveling and shopping in various parts of the world. This is an interesting […]
James G. Raymo, M.A. Use of Strategy One discussion that arises periodically among advocates of the world Christian movement concerns the use of strategy and planning in missions versus the spontaneous guidance of the Holy Spirit. Recently in a missions class at a local seminary a professor referred to the spontaneous work of the Holy […]
Carmen J. Bryant, M. Th. Introduction Sola scriptura! The conviction of the Magisterial Reformers was that the doctrines of the Church were to be based on the Bible alone. Furthermore, they were persuaded that these truths needed to be understood by every Christian. To bring these convictions into reality they had to overcome linguistic attitudes […]
Alec Brooks Follow God’s Calling Even in a Dingy Cellar! When Clement Studebaker, the American car manufacturer, was looking for a preacher to fill the pulpit of the new Methodist church he had built, he wrote to the vice president of De Pauw University asking him to recommend his finest student. Without hesitation the vice […]
George R. Foster Confrontation and Forgiveness There is a time to forgive and a time to confront. There is also a time to confront and forgive. The problem had gone on far too long, but it was not easy to deal with. How do you face the head of a nation with the double accusation […]
Tim Freeman M. S. Thirumalai The paucity of good education for the poor and needy in many countries of the world is being addressed in many locations through the starting of new schools by missionaries, resulting in great blessing, but also raising questions about this strategy by those who recall the checkered history of “mission […]