Faith
Heaven and Hell: the good and the bad?
As I listened (yes, listened) to Revelation 20:7-15 this morning the following verse stood out to me— And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Revelation 20:10 (NIV)…
A Christian response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
How do we as Christians respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)? 1 Peter 2:11-17 reminds us of a few important things: 1) we’re foreigners in this world; 2) we are called to live good lives; 3) we submit to human authorities; and 4) love one another.
Providence
Sometimes providences [of God], like Hebrew letters, must be read backwards. – John Flavel (1627–1691)
Culture shock: why don’t you understand?
I’m an Australian-born Cambodian-Chinese (aka ABC). I have thick, black hair; dark brown eyes; and a fairly tanned skin tone. No, this isn’t a dating advert, but it’s a pretty standard description for most South-East Asians. It’s almost a month since my family and I moved to Taiwan to serve here with OMF International. One…
The blessing of support ministries!
We’re new field missionaries. We’ve served for the past couple of years as support missionaries on the “homeside”, but now we are serving on the “field” in Taiwan for the next 18 months or so. As new cross-cultural workers, we are in the midst of transitions. We’re dealing with culture shock, faced with the limited…
