“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” — and I’m the biggest sinner of all. (1 Timothy 1:15b CEB) What is the gospel? The gospel is explained in one sentence — “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” On a scale of Scriptural truth, this statement…

Making a meaningful kingdom impact on the world — You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8, CEB, emphasis mine) Often when we think about missions or the missionary call, we immediately focus…

Comfort, peace, and a sense of right. In the summer of 1997, I moved to the small mountain town of Salatiga to teach at Central Java Inter-Mission School (CJIMS). At that time, few of the buildings lining the street in the photo above existed. Mount Merbabu, however, has not changed…

Part Four of “Two Years Ago Our World Changed” — I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. — Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken” A phone call from Ona I hadn’t been home long when the…