In these days when the winds of influence blow contrary to the principles of the Bible, how do believers keep sailing in the right direction? How do we influence others to sail towards godliness? American author and poet, Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919), put it this way: “One ship sails east and another west with the self-same […]
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As I think about ministry, I find this to be true- that the magic in any big story is written in a myriad of little stories. Think of that big story; that life that turned around or that friend who met with Jesus one day in a mundane little prayer. But everyday as meetings happened
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Going to church is one of the good habits many of us have developed. I recently met three young men, Duncan, Daniel and Charles, on their way home from a church service. I asked for some of their time. Since they were just going home to relax, they agreed to sit and talk. “So what
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Mercy and I never saw ourselves as pioneer cross-cultural missionaries back when we were pursuing our university studies. We both arrived in Cape Town South Africa in different years as fresh-faced, happy-go-lucky Kenyan youth. We were simply keen on completing our degrees, following Jesus the best way we knew, and going back to Kenya. Yet
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Years ago, a wise man told us that culture is what we see happening on the outside, because of one’s beliefs on the inside. We can try all sorts of methods to get people to change on the outside. But real and lasting change very rarely takes place without a significant change on the inside.
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