The word "life" appears 47 times in the ESV translation of the Gospel of John. "Life" is translated from three primary Greek words--"Zoe," "Psuche," and "Bios." One appears in the Gospel of John more than any other. One appears only a few times. And one doesn't appear at all. The Reason for This Study I recently returned home from my second trip to Kenya. God has graciously … [Read more...]
I’m an Evangelist, Not a Missionary
Kevin DeYoung, pastor of University Reformed Church, makes the point that while every Christian should be engaged in missions, not every Christian is a missionary. A missionary is one who is specifically sent (as God the Father sent God the Son, and as God the Son sent the apostles) by the church to go out and further the mission of the church in places where the Church or … [Read more...]
Week in Review – Arrest, Wimbledon and Tony Miano
Cross Encounters Radio "You're Doing it Wrong!" Chris and Rich covered an update from Tony's evangelism efforts in the UK. Friendship Evangelism is alive and well there and it seems the locals were making sure Tony knew about it. "Arrested in Wimbledon" Tony stepped back in the host seat to share about his experiences at the Wimbledon Outreach. He discussed his arrest … [Read more...]
Wimbledon and Cross Encounters – Week in Review
Cross Encounters Radio Last Sunday's guest was Pastor Andrew Rappaport of Striving for Eternity Ministries. Andrew shared about the upcoming Jersey Fire conference and stuck around to give a Pastor's perspective on the 'Superman Sermon Series' being conducted by many churches across the country. Chris Hohnholz gave some very insightful and Bible based reasons as to why … [Read more...]
Cross Encounters – Week in Review
Cross Encounters Radio Tony's guests included Christian rapper Jovan Mackenzy, and abortion abolitionist (and full-time mom) Shauna Lopez. During the broadcast Jovan shared how James White and Phil Johnson came to be included in the free download album The Narrow Road: FAMINE Shauna shared her advice and opinion on a woman's role in evangelism. As a … [Read more...]
Bethel Church (Redding) Cult Infecting Norway
I thank God for the technology that allows me to have real-time fellowship and prayer with brethren from around the world! A short while ago, I spent an hour on Skype with me dear brother in Christ, Bjorn Storm-Johansen. Bjorn is my primary contact in Norway and is the one who made my recent trip to Norway possible. What I am about to share I share with his permission. Bjorn … [Read more...]
Mission Norway: I Now Understand Why I Am Here
Bjorn Storm-johansen, Shane Sands, and I met today with Erik Rortveit. Erik is the regional leader of Normisjon for Rogaland (a county in Western Norway. It was during this very important (and to use the word "historic" would not be hyperbolic) that I believe the Lord brought me to a clear understanding why I am in Norway. NORMISJON Normisjon is an Evangelical Lutheran … [Read more...]