I just returned from England where I heard that the Lutheran church in Germany has grown by more than 30 percent as a result of refugees from Syria and Iraq. Many of these are Christ-followers who fled the persecution and war brought on by ISIS but apparently many are converting from Islam to Christianity.…

  I just came away from a wonderful two-hour reunion with some old friends. We hadn’t seen each other for about three years. The wife is approaching the highest level of Alzheimer’s. The husband is 85-years-old and showing few signs of slowing down. Their family is full of love for the Lord and for each…

Think with me for a minute… A pastor touches 5,000 people each week in a country where churches average 27 in attendance! That’s just what Rob Flaherty does with humorous, biblical and practical YouTube videos. The videos are never more than six minutes long. He has a huge following which he uses to change lives and plant…

Several years ago I met Jeff Roper in California. He challenged me to come work in the neediest mission field in the world… Europe. I tentatively agreed to come. It turns out that the world’s ten people groups most resistant to the gospel all reside in Western Europe. It is the “dark continent.” But while…

  Early American graveyards bristle with headstones topped with a “skull and crossbones.” These macabre symbols signify death, the ulti mate destroyer. They also bear epitaphs celebrating the life of the person lying below. One thought provoking epitaph reads, “I told you I was sick!” What five or six words best describe your church? Are…