Columbia International University in South Carolina has been quietly making a kingdom impact for 80 years. Originally founded as Columbia Biblical College and Seminary, more than a thousand students are currently enrolled in the various undergraduate, graduate and seminary courses with a passion for living out the schoolʼs theme, “To know Christ and make Him […]

Why did Jesus tell us to go? After all there are many ways to take the gospel to the nations without actually going. We can send money to support national evangelists to reach their own people and near-neighbor cultures. We can send Bibles and literature to be distributed or sponsor radio broadcasts and other forms […]

One would have to hide their head in the sand to be oblivious to the fact that massive numbers of people in our world are dying without proper food and nutrition while multitudes subsist with chronic hunger. Currently 770,000 refugees in the Horn of Africa are literally suffering after years of drought have brought them […]

This post is not a commentary on proliferating social networking though that is a mind-boggling phenomenon. I resisted even getting a cell phone until recent years as I did not want to be accessible anytime anywhere after a long day of constant interaction with staff and the public. Many have given up land lines and […]

Life is filled with decisions. Everyday we are processing information and sub- conscientiously deciding how to respond. Many people live in the present, spontaneously reacting to whatever is happening around them. Others tend to see the present as always leading to the future, aware that decisions in the present are a part of planning for […]

We are home from a wonderful weekend with Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport, leading a spiritual warfare seminar Friday and Saturday, consultation with missions leadership and preaching on Sunday. We are excited about lunch this week with Dr. Jasper and Dottie McPhail, missionary heroes who opened Southern Baptist work in India and are now retired […]

There is never a day one does not need the assurance of Godʼs divine guidance. It may be in major life decisions or in subtle and trivial issues that fill oneʼs day, but any Christian ought to be aware of how vulnerable we are to failure and mistakes in judgment when left to our own […]

This subject would appear to be a no-brainer, eliciting a yawning, “Duuuh, whatʼs the point?” Everyone knows missions is about proclaiming the gospel. Or do they? It is amazing the discussions I have had over the years with leaders of mission agencies, denominational executives and church pastors about what is missions. I fought the battle […]

It is always good to get home, however delightful and inspiring travel excursions. After almost two weeks in Texas we faced busy days of yard work, laundry, processing mail and preparing for pending engagements. I will be speaking in chapel at Mississippi College on Tuesday, a missions banquet on the Gulf Coast Thursday night and […]

Most Christians are quite conscientious about how they are to live. We have been nurtured to know right and wrong. We know we are to live righteous lives, love others, be faithful to gather for worship and even to tithe. We may not be as successful in efforts to fulfill those aspirations as we would […]