I found this jewel from Luther’s commentary while studying Galatians 2:1-10 last week: The issue before us is grave and vital; itinvolves the death of the Son of God, who, by the will and command of the Father, became flesh, was crucified, and died for the sins of the world. If faith yields on this …

3 But even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek. 4 Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery—5 to them we did not yield …

I received the following email the other morning from Harry Lucenay. He received an email from a ministry in the States. The email is self-explanatory. Please join with us in prayer as we prepare to minister the first 3 weeks of June to a Chinese pastor, wife and 2 teenage daughters that are coming to …

A couple of decades ago the International Board of Missions for the Southern Baptist Convention, along with many other evangelical mission organizations announced a strategy to reach the 10/40 Window of the world. The 10/40 Window refers to the regions of the eastern hemisphere located between 10 and 40 degrees north of the equator. It …

When you take a trip on the scale of China, you think everything you do must big or at least over the top. Yes, we traveled to China to teach pastors and ministers of the underground church. But we also traveled to that part of the world to share the gospel with individuals. I am …

While in China, Buddy, John and I had the privilege of visiting some historic sites. Many of these places contain thousands of years of history. During our stay in that beautiful land we had the privilege of visiting some great historic sites like Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall. …

In addition to being Resurrection Sunday, yesterday was also the final round of The Masters. The famed tournament hosted at Augusta National Golf Club came down to a 2-man playoff between Bubba Watson and Louis Oosthuizen which Watson won thanks to a spectacular 155-yard wedge shot from the pine straw on #10. That video is …

jet·lag (jĕt’lăg’) n. A temporary disruption of bodily rhythms caused by high-speed travel across several time zones typically in a jet aircraft. American Heritage Dictionary For those who read my daily blog, please accept my apology.  Jet lag has beaten me down and finally conquered me.  I am wiped out. At the present time, I …

I saw this online yesterday. Continue to pray for our brothers and sisters in China. Police and government officials, including those from the religious affairs bureau, launched a surprise raid on a lawfully operating Christian bookstore in the Shanxi provincial capital of Taiyuan confiscating all of the store’s stock and taking its managers in for …

It was a travel day. More than that, it was a day of uncertainty. Buddy, John and I were leaving the familiarity of Hong Kong by heading north to the unfamiliarity of mainland China. My anxiety centered on the fact the translator I had befriended through Skype three months prior would not be joining us …