We had an outstanding evening Sunday, as we celebrated our 6th International Day of Prayer. We call the program “One Night for the World.” Our hope is to get Christians to unite together for one night in order to pray for Christ’s church around the world. We did that this past Sunday. Although there were... Continue Reading →
Huck’s Latest Moves
Evangelicals are having a difficult time deciding, apparently. For the life of me, I cannot understand, at this point in the race, why any evangelical would endorse Rudy or Mitt. The one is clearly not pro-life, family, or marriage, the other seems unsure. Is it really just a pragmatic decision for evangelicals? Are there no... Continue Reading →
Thanks
Psalm 9 says, “I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Thy wonders. I will be glad and exult in Thee.” Immediately my mind raced with through hundreds of blessings for which I have never given thanks to God. For example, I am planning a trip from... Continue Reading →
Christian Encouragement
Death—our ominous, foreboding, and final foe—has recently reminded me of just how much I love the church of Jesus Christ. I know of a faithful Christian in New York who is dying of cancer. She has made arrangements that, instead of donating flowers which will fade, all sympathizers should donate money to Voice of the... Continue Reading →
Happy Reformation Day
I am reading a book right now from the perspective of liberation theology. The book contains this sentence: Who Jesus is for us today is not decided by focusing our attention exclusively on either the social context alone or the Bible alone but by seeing them in dialectical relation. Now, my question is, What do... Continue Reading →
Plantinga on Adam’s Sin
Yesterday, I had the privilege of hearing one of the preeminent Christian scholars of our day offer a lecture on the conflict between religion and science. Dr. Alvin Plantinga gave a defense of Christianity in logical and philosophical categories. For the calling he has, he is both faithful and useful. However, he got tripped up... Continue Reading →
God Has Never Stopped
Pastor Narayan Gowda was not always a pastor. He was once a Hindu extremist whose job was to persecute Christians. He took his job seriously. On several occasions, he led a gang in beating Christians and destroying church buildings and homes. The Christians knew his name well because of the fierceness of his persecutions against... Continue Reading →
The Only Hope
Almeda looked great today. She was bright. Her eyes were alert. Her fingernails were painted in a bright red shade which matched her knitted sweater. She was having a good day "except for shaking a little bit," as she told me. Good days are not always the norm for Almeda, who is stricken with advanced... Continue Reading →
Why I Am Not a Conservative Christian
An article which appeared this morning reaffirms for me why I am not a “conservative” Christian. The article reports the mildly shocking news that Episcopal Bishops have halted their gay agenda (for now) in an effort to appease conservative Christians in the U.S. Conservative Christians in the U.S. had planned to join Bishop Peter Akinola and the... Continue Reading →
Do the Math
If you can (for many of us this task will seem impossible), imagine that you have just completed a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Chicago. What do you think would be on your heart and mind? A teaching position at a prestigious university? Making money in scientific research? For Dr. Kiflu Gebremeskel, mathematics... Continue Reading →
A Brother in Need
Dr. T. L. Angan Haokip [not sure of pronunciation!] needs our prayers during his time of recovery. This brother in Christ is recovering from bruises and broken bones after being stopped and beaten by a mob of 35 men. The men began beating him after they discovered he was a Christian pastor. The police are... Continue Reading →
Service Yes, Church No
According to the story below, many young aspiring ministers are—like the rest of the culture—opting out of “institutional” churches and finding other ways of ministering, whether it be as chaplains or para-church leaders, etc. They are disillusioned by the conflicts, hypocrisy, and turmoil abundant in local, American churches. Sadly, many [mis]guidance counselors are pointing them... Continue Reading →
To Pray or Not to Pray?
OK, let’s say you are the local prayer team coordinator at your church. You find out about a community-wide prayer service for the youth in your area. Local religious leaders are asking you and your church to join with other churches and other faiths to have an open prayer service, meaning all faiths are being... Continue Reading →
No Fear in Love
What would you do if you were the leader of a missions agency and your government asked you to take all of your missionaries out of a certain country for safety purposes? This is the situation the Korean Baptist Mission Board is facing, as the government has requested they pull all workers from Afghanistan in light... Continue Reading →
All Nations? Really?
According to the Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20), Christians, as they are going, are to make disciples of all nations. This command is rooted in the sovereign authority of Christ: All authority in Heaven and on earth has been given to Christ. So, in faithfulness to the Great Commission, Christians in Korea are sending out missionaries... Continue Reading →
Gregory C. Cochran 