I watched with interest from China as a typhoon passed through the Philippines. Seeing people wading through flooded streets on the news, my feet were dry, and I complained about interrupted programming from our Philippine-based television channels. Seeing news accounts of Christians being persecuted and dying for their faith in Iraq, I was annoyed when […]

My prayer was put together while on my way to work in Vienna. I knew I needed to pray and while walking and while riding the bus or subway I came up with this prayer. Parts of it come from the Bible, from preaching and teaching I’ve heard over the years, and from other prayers.

We enjoyed “Unity Sunday” at Beijing International Christian Fellowship (BICF). That’s when all 29 congregations (70+ nations) got together in two services (because the building won’t hold 4000 people) for Sunday worship. I can tell you it was wonderful! GOD doesn’t have a problem understanding Chinese characters, but for many of us “foreigners” the words

I saw a response to an ad for a Christian Church event on the internet that is all too common these days. It said, “Prove the Bible is true, and I will come.” It wasn’t a serious request, but more like the religious leaders who as JESUS hung on the cross said, “He saved others;

I used to view people as either good or bad. After many years of traveling around the world, I now see there are “good” people in every place and “bad” people that can be “good” if changed by GOD. Perhaps instead of bad, they should be called “potentially good?” In the news, we see Christians