John Wesley was a Methodist minister through whose preaching and teaching God brought revival to England in the eighteenth century. As a young man John Wesley believed that salvation had to be [...]
I was sitting in prison with six other men. We were gathered around a table and we each had a mug of mud-tasting coffee and an open Bible. I was the only one not dressed in a prison uniform, the [...]
Missionaries, not aid money, are the solution to Africa’s biggest problem—the crushing passivity of the people’s mindset. Before Christmas I returned, after 45 years, to the country that as a boy [...]
Some time ago I worked as a journalist on a country newspaper. One of the numerous articles I wrote was titled “A taste for rats!” It began: In many schools they dissect rats, but at the X High [...]
The Bible teaches that God created human beings in his own likeness, giving us moral, mental and emotional qualities that cannot be found among any of the other creatures on earth. He made us [...]
Recently I conducted a funeral for a friend. It was a graveside service and I stood at a lectern at the head of the coffin in which my friend’s body lay. The coffin rested on three chromed bars [...]
At the Paris Olympics in July 1924, the Scottish runner Eric Liddell won a gold medal in the 400 metres. It was a spectacular race and produced a world record. Eric was hailed as a hero on his [...]
In church yesterday, as you celebrated Easter, did you notice anything—or anyone—unusual? In churches all over the world, there were millions of people celebrating the resurrection of Christ, who [...]
When a Muslim family moved in down the street, Katie Jackman, a Christian woman, decided to reach out to them. When she knocked on their door and introduced herself, the family seemed delighted. [...]
ANZAC Day recently offered us an opportunity to reflect on the wars that our nation has participated in. One war that deserves to be remembered is the first war that America and its allies [...]