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By Holly Strother | Video
Self image and self confidence are issues that everyone wrestles with, especially in a culture that puts great value on physical perfection. So how does Holly Strother respond? Born with…
By Dr. David Deuel | Article
God has a story. From Genesis to Revelation, salvation history displays the plans of God’s heart, his mission. The story includes disabilities, because disabilities play pivotal roles in God’s mission…
By Joni Eareckson Tada | Sermon/Message
Joni shares how April’s doctors, rather than recognizing the sanctity of life, gave a stark prognosis for her recovery after she became quadriplegic. I got off the phone last week…
By Hwa Yung | Article
Ida Scudder was the granddaughter of the first medical missionary sent by the American church. John Scudder, her grandfather, went to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1819, and later to…
By Scripture In Mission | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
This video supports biblical literacy. It tells a story from Africa about surviving war and violence, and the impact of the Word of God on someone who was injured in…
By Peter Houston | Blog
Oh venerable elders, can you show us the way, to give us a future that does not end in dismay? Is Africa dark and deserving the name, do we…
By Ajith Fernando | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Sri Lankan Christian leader Ajith Fernando explains Ephesians 1. He shows how this chapter describes the full picture of salvation, its outworking, and its wonders that we are to declare.…
By Jetteke N. | Article
A few thoughts from ’On Hope’, by Joseph Pieper. A book so excellent I am reluctant to write about it, as every sentence in the book contains profound truth and my…
By Peter Houston | Blog
I like being shielded from harsh realities. Newspapers can be read selectively and later used to start a braai (barbecue). TV bulletins can be turned off. Yet there is a steady stream…
By Stephan Bauman, Wendy Wellman, and Megan Laughlin | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Stephan Bauman, Wendy Wellman and Megan Laughlin as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the…
By Mary DeMuth | Blog
As a former church planter in France, I remember weariness. There were times I’d fly back to the states for writing related work. I could barely share my story without…
By Dr Mumo Kisau | Article
Please read the paper in the Website link and provide some feedback. Even though this article was written some years back, its relevance today speaks for itself.
By Steve Karges | Testimony
Forty-three years ago today my life was changed FOREVER! On June 4, 1967, I walked down the aisle of my childhood church and accepted Christ as my Savior and Lord! …
By Stuart McAllister | Article
A response to Mark Chan’s ‘Sowing Subversion in the Field of Relativism’ To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the…
