Perspectives

A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that mainline church membership is shrinking by a cool million per year. Ouch. For a country that gained its independence from England and based its founding principles around God, the church is losing its place in society. This

I hope you were blessed by reading the Christmas devotional last month. This Christmas was anything but restful for my family. My father-in-law passed away on December 21st after a period of declining health. The morning after his funeral, my father had a heart attack and died

I must once again give my usual disclaimer from the get-go here: if you do not consider yourself a follower of Christ, you have no reason to agree with anything I’m about to share. So sit back, relax, drink some eggnog (yuck), and enjoy the show. Christmas

According to the CIA World Factbook, just under one percent of the US population is Muslim, out of a total of 324 million people (July 2016 estimate). For the sake of argument, let’s assume that a mere one percent of these American Muslims either condone or desire

I’m grateful for many things as we celebrate Thanksgiving this week: for God’s mercy and His love, for my family, for the chance to work in full-time ministry, and so on. I’m also thankful for another segment of the population that should be appreciated and respected this

Ever since the early church was scattered due to persecution (recorded in the book of Acts), the Body of Christ has actually grown in the midst of hardship. When our ministry began to partner with Christians in Nepal almost thirty years ago, Christianity had been expanding amidst

There are plenty of blog posts from other Christian writers trying to bring perspective before, during, and after this election (see #11 as the main point), so there’s no need for me to be redundant. Instead, let me offer my own somewhat light-hearted approach, sprinkled with a

One of the main arguments used by some Christian conservatives today is that this presidential election is about the importance of Supreme Court appointments in the coming years. The thought is that the next president needs to be Republican, because he will appoint judges that stand for

There are those in the Christian arena who believe we are getting the presidential election dilemma that we deserve: two people who are as morally corrupt as the majority of our nation. If God’s judgment on America for turning its back on Him is indeed in the

The Bible contains illustrations demonstrating that Jesus is the bridegroom and the church, or Body of Christ, is His bride (Ephesians 5:21–33; 2 Corinthians 11:2). It’s been almost 2,000 years since He left, and I believe His return for His love is close at hand. More on