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I Wanna Build You A Garden In A Dry And Desert Land

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390SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “With bleeding hands we’ll plant the seeds.” Anyone who says that kind of thing is either crazy or seriously committed to their cause. I’m considering which is true of me at present. Jason Upton said it. And when he worships with lyrics like that, it inspires me. The song is from his album Glimpse.…

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This Timely Poem Is Infused With Glorious Truth Reminding Me Why I Do What I Do

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389SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I will admit to you a secret sensation that sometimes surfaces inside me. There is a certain sense of coldness felt toward the things that I am both busy with and passionate about. Most likely it’s not intentional acrimony or disrespect. Perhaps I feel it simply because people just don’t understand or have never…

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Dear Church, We’re Not Doing All We Can To Reach The Unreached World

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394SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List It’s really quite simple. Our mission from Jesus: go and make disciples of all nations. (Matthew 28:18-20) The results of our obedience: The end will come. (Matthew 24:14) So how are we doing on “finishing the task”? Well, 29% of the world still have never heard of Jesus. No access to the gospel. No…

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Changing The Face Of The Christian Landscape In Thailand

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356SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “Ya know what we’re doing?” Kendall asked rhetorically. I shrugged. “We’re changing the face of the Christian landscape in Thailand.” Powerful statement. Even more powerful that it’s absolutely true. We are in Bangkok with ActsCo Printing and ActsCo BookHouse for the 8th Thailand Congress on Evangelism, a Christian conference that has been inspiring Thais…

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