“I was an angry, angry man,” he said. I stood on the tattered steps of a dim auditorium face to face with the man. Scars covered his cheek, and tattoos peeked from behind his navy collar. A long sequence of faded numbers over an orange stripe crossed his back. We were in the Ionia State Prison, and this inmate was telling me about his journey to Christ. On a Saturday in late August of 2019, I had the opportunity to sing […]
I would like to respond to the article “What Does Evangelism Really Look Like?” in the July 2020 issue. I appreciate the enthusiasm for evangelism that Miss Kuiper displayed, particularly on a college campus where the gospel is so despised. It is easy for us to become complacent, since we are so comfortable in our […]
Note: The following is from a speech given for the Young People’s Mass Meeting in December 2019 at Trinity PRC. Young people, your Lord calls each of you to witness to him and to the glad tidings concerning salvation from sin and death by him; and he calls you to do that, not simply […]
I learned about many things in college: I had classes on ecosystems, statistical testing, and poetry, and I had many experiences that prepared me for adult life. After four years, I had passed all my college classes, but in reflection, I failed a class that was more important than all the coursework listed on my […]
Five years ago, I didn’t know what the word ‘evangelism’ meant. I only knew we had a committee at our church that took care of it. We all have our excuses for not doing evangelism, and personally, my flesh loves them. What I’ve learned to love more, though, is the satisfaction of obeying my Lord, […]
“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” Matthew 24:14 “[A]nd ye shall be witnesses unto me.” Acts 1:8 I was asked to write on the subject of “The Sovereignty of God and Evangelism.” What is the connection […]
As Christians, the glorious purpose to which God has predestinated us is this, that we are conformed to the image of his Son. It is the prayerful desire of every believer that the Holy Spirit sanctify us in joyful submission to the will of God the Father. We pray that he do this in every […]
Being young gives you a unique opportunity. You are at a stage in your life where people might find it easier to forgive your sins because you are young. It is a time when it seems okay to test the waters and experience life. Some say the young must “sow their wild oats.” But you […]
What Is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission, Kevin DeYoung, Greg Gilbert, Crossway, 2011, paperback, 288 pp. There is confusion among young people today about the mission of the church. This confusion is being spread by “Reformed” colleges and universities who are presenting cultural redemption, […]
According to God’s good pleasure, he has placed each of his elect saints in different circumstances in life, and as the children of a missionary, we have been given the opportunity to experience living among another nationality in another country from which God also gathers his elect people. About 1,500 miles (2,500 km) from Singapore […]
