By John Godson The Bible is full of stories of men and women who persevered in prayer and saw God respond. Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor […]
Methodists around the world—some 30 million strong—have been celebrating John Wesley’s 300th birthday this year. Such occasions call us to both thanksgiving and rededication to the challenges facing the church in our time. Early in my Christian experience I became a Methodist by hierarchical fiat. Leaders of my church, the United Brethren, first decided to […]
By Paul Van der Werf Twice in the last two hundred years God has used a haystack to change the world. The prayers of five Williams College students changed the global student missions movement. Haystack 1.0: The Haystack Prayer Meeting (1806) In 1806 five students gathered in a field just outside the Williams College […]
By Andrew Sundar We should never ignore the empowering of the Holy Spirit in overcoming communication barriers and boundaries in order to share the gospel with people from various languages, cultures and social backgrounds. The tower of Babel may signal the beginning of such obstacles as a result of humanity’s selfishness. God’s response as creator […]
By Hwa Yung Asia today is a vast continent consisting of fifty nations, with 3.7 billion people making up sixty-one percent of the world’s population. They consist of thousands of diverse ethnic groups, speaking as many different languages, with a multiplicity of cultures, some of which go back to antiquity. What Has God Been Doing […]
