The Bible — A lifeline for North Korean believers
Christians in North Korea know that getting caught with a Bible has dire consequences. They will be sent to a labor camp where the suffering and torture is unimaginable. In fact, many won’t make it out alive. But despite the danger, they continue to beg for more...
Important: New Christ-followers in Cuba!
I had been looking forward to my trip to Cuba for months. Over the past several years, the island nation has experienced incredible social and political change. And in the middle of that change, a rapidly growing and thriving network of local churches had emerged. But...
The Bible: a wellspring in dry places
“Jesus answered, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life’” John 4:13-14, NIV. It’s far more...
A New Year’s prayer for your sponsored child
Who prays for you? Maybe your mother prays for you every night before bed. Maybe your pastor prays for you each Sunday. Maybe your spouse prays for you over his or her daily devotions. Knowing people pray for you is a reminder that they care. It shows they’ve invested...
Invite a refugee to your table
We’ve just finished a busy holiday season where one of the highlights is family and friends gathering around one table and breaking bread together. It’s a wonderful feeling: eating, sharing stories, and laughing with those we cherish. But many refugees around the...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.