I recently listened to a lecture by Tim Keller on YouTube. Pastor Keller’s topic was, “Evangelism in a Post-Modern World.” He was asserting the truth that Western civilization that was once a Christian culture with cathedrals on in every village has now become an ex-Christian culture as liberal post-modern thought has prevailed. He then used a striking phrase that captured my attention. Tim says
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Evangelism in Today
According to current research, the majority of evangelical churches have put evangelism on the back burner; it is no longer a priority. This is especially sad because as American society has become more and more secular, the evangelical churches have also become more and more passive about confronting the culture with the Gospel. 1.) This lack of evangelistic focus has become endemic to Christian
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I am among the 70+ percent of Americans who don’t like the direction our country is going and I am praying for a correction. However, we Christians were not promised the culture in which we live, we were promised the Kingdom to come. Many of us stake our hopes and apply our faith as if we were just one election away from turning around
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I have been away on vacation. That means no blogs, no nothing from me except silence. For us, it is a really good thing. Each year we like to retreat in order to regroup, and then advance. Our time away from the pressures of a large ministry and its demands is an annual season of refreshing. I wish all of you could do just
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What’s the Big Deal? Those of us who were shocked, offended and other wise scandalized by the SCOTUS decision defending same sex marriage have found ourselves being told we are intolerant, biased, or prejudiced against those of the LGBT community. By making a big deal out of this immoral, sinful behavior we have become societies neanderthals! Advocates for the LGBT lifestyle look at us with
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The SCOTUS Decision
June 26th is now one of those days of infamy that will become a marker in the decline of our nation. On Friday the 26th, the Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision redefined marriage forever. It removed one of the cornerstone bricks in our culture- marriage as between one man and one woman. This decision will start the bricks falling so as
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American moral values are on a slippery, steep, downhill slide into histories trash can. It seems every week that passes we face another glaring evidence that the country that America’s “Greatest Generation,” worked for, fought for, and died for, no longer exists. There is a new face of America and to millions of evangelicals it is an ugly, evil face. Just take a minute
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Ever since I can remember, I have been encouraged to achieve. Parents, teachers, preachers and friends all try and encourage. To Christians, UP is where we look. Heaven is perceived as up. That is where God lives. Jesus went up to the heavens and UP is where we want to go at life’s end. Is it any wonder our modern society seeks to be
... Continue ReadingBurundi’s Refugees
As I write this thousands are leaving Burundi seeking safety. They are pouring into Tanzania and nearbyRwanda. The continued fears are associated with age old tribal resentments between the Hutus and Watusi peoples of Burundi & Rwanda. Multiple genocidal wars have conditioned the Tutsis to run for safety. Barry Wood Ministries has two staff families in Burundi and more in Rwanda. One family has
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Burundi is in Crisis Again!
Burundi is in crisis again! Eight of our Burundian men met me in Rwanda last week as we hosted a leaders training conference. At that time they asked for prayer for their country. The crisis has arisen because the seated President has served his constitutionally allowed two terms, but acting like the dictators many African leaders are, he announced last week he will serve
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