January 2020

Pavel Goia

A family was in a serious traffic accident. The youngest son, Mike, was seriously injured and needed blood. His big brother, Danny, was only eight years old but had the same blood type. Danny’s dad explained carefully how important it was for Mike to have blood and how great it would be if Danny could help out. There was silence for a while, then Danny said, “Daddy, I’ll give my blood so Mike can get better.” They put a needle in his vein and drew the blood they… Continue reading...

Holy Spirit breathes life into evangelism in MongoliaUlaanbaatar, MongoliaPastors and church members in Mongolia have shown that when it comes to sharing God’s message with people, one size does not fit all. Recent evangelistic meetings energized and prompted every local congregation in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar to devise creative ways of reaching others for Jesus. Evangelistic meetings were launched in the 11 Seventh-day Adventist congregations across Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia… Continue reading...

Foglio, Tony

Jesus asked more questions than He answered. In fact, “according to the Gospels, Jesus asks 307 questions, is asked only 183, and answers fewer than 10 of those he is asked.”1 When we ask for a response, we are asking a question, wanting the hearers to do something. What do we want people to do? There are only two keys to the “ask”: First, we have to ask. Second, we have to ask correctly. That’s it. We need to look no further than the apostle James for this key:… Continue reading...

Jackson, Maury

The 2017 publication of John Stott’s book Between Two Worlds celebrates 37 years in print. Can its republication, under a revised subtitle, remain relevant today? Stott himself admits, on page 96 of his original publication (and page 45 of the 2017 edition), the difficulty imagining “the world in the year A.D. 2000.” One is tempted to ask whether or not the chasm has widened over the intervening decades. We no longer reside between two but rather between three… Continue reading...