Last month my good friend, Bishop Ef Tendero, received a series of threats from “Abdul,” who claims to represent Allah. Bishop Tendero is the President of the Philippine Council for Evangelical Churches and the editor of Evangelicals Today magazine (where I have...
While at my favorite beach in the Philippines, I overheard the following conversation. “Come on, Daddy. Come down the slide with me.” Splash! “It’s fun . . . and see, the water’s not too cold . . .” “Not now, son. I’m watching the sunset.” The overworked, stressed-out...
The pastor who picked me up at the San Francisco airport had recently returned from a church growth conference led by the pastor of one of the “fastest growing churches in America.” Never mind that there are a dozen churches that claim to be the “fastest growing...
“I’ve been set free! This book has set me free!” This was the first sign of life Roberto had shown since our pastor had encouraged our church to join the multi-denominational nation-wide three days of prayer and fasting for the upcoming elections. He enthusiastically...
The date was January 19. The year: 1888. The place: Toronto, Canada. The old, historic Knox Church was filled to capacity. Excitement was in air. The young man and his new bride were addressing their home church for the last time before being sent to an African...
The year was 1924. The Olympic Games were staged in Paris, France. These were the same Olympics immortalized in the film “Chariots of Fire” that traced the dreams and internal struggles of two Olympic champions, Eric Liddel and Harold Abrahams. While Eric and Harold...
