At 94, Southern Baptist missionary Sam James is still traveling to Vietnam to preach and support Christian mission work. But as he watched an entire generation of missionaries pass away, he realized something else was disappearing: the story of how Baptist Christianity first took root in Vietnam.
Events from this week in Christian history include John Calvin returning to Geneva, the death of Nabeel Qureshi and George Mackay being ordained.
Benjamin Speidel, an incoming student at Spurgeon College, the undergraduate school at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, died Saturday while hiking during an intensive missions training program. He was 20.
Willie L. Jordan, the longtime missionary, broadcaster and former president of Fred Jordan Missions, a faith-based ministry on Skid Row, a Los Angeles district known for homelessness, died at her home in Glendora, California. She was 93.
One thing I always admired about him was his fearless courage. The man had the courage of his convictions, and you knew that if you were ever in a foxhole with him, he would never abandon you.
There are moments in ministry when the generosity of God’s people stops you in your tracks.
Christian mission groups in India are speaking out against proposed changes to the country’s foreign funding law, saying the measure would give the government stronger powers over charities and institutions that use overseas donations for work among poor and marginalized communities.
As national debates continue to reduce immigrants and refugees to slogans, San Antonio offers another story.
Over the past several years, I’ve asked my three living heroes to speak to one of my graduate-level classes at Southeastern Seminary, where I teach.
When Western Christianity weakens — spiritually, morally, intellectually and institutionally — the consequences don't stop at the Atlantic.
