Islam: “A Failure of Christian Missions”

I'm reminded today of words spoken to me by J. Christy Wilson, Jr, my missions and evangelism professor at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary who was also my friend and spiritual father in the faith. It was 1951 when he and wife, Betty, first set foot in Afghanistan. Christy served for 22 years as a missionary …

The Rest is Part of the Making of the Music

He withdrew… to a solitary place (Matthew 14:13). There is no music during a musical rest, but the rest is part of the making of the music. In the melody of our life, the music is separated here and there by rests. During those rests, we foolishly believe we have come to the end of …