The Word to the World
At our 2018 World Outreach Celebration (missions conference), Tim Keesee reminded us that to follow Christ is costly. Hearing some of the stories of suffering believers from around the world highlighted how little most of us know of the cost of cross-bearing. Mark’s Gospel has
In every generation there have been those who have downplayed the importance of doctrine. These detractors claim that it doesn’t matter what one believes so long as one lives a life of love and compassion. Doctrine causes division, they say. It is far better to
I remember clearly getting home from hiking the Fish River Canyon in 2009. I had not looked into a mirror the entire time I was away. After walking over 20km each day in the blazing sun, wearing the same shirt and hat, and taking no
Recently, in our study though the book of Mark, Doug taught on that passage in chapter 10 where people were bringing their children to Jesus that he might touch them. The disciples, still thinking in a worldly way, protested and demanded that people not bother