What’s Your Greatest Fear? (part 3)
I’ve been honored to speak for Impact Week at Redwood Christian Schools where I graduated twenty-five years ago. I share my testimony in this 3-part series and challenge readers to…
The Christian Answer to Suffering
Rev. Dr. E. Stanley Jones (1884-1973) was a former Methodist missionary to India who penned a well-received book, The Christ of the Indian Road. He was also a good friend…
Counsel from the Cross: Help for the Abused (Ps 22)
Read Psalm 22: The Pleas of TurmoilThe Prayers of TrustThe Praise of ThanksgivingAbandonment (vv. 1-2) God’s past faithfulness (vv. 3-5) Abuse (vv. 6-8) God’s personal sustenance (vv. 9-11) Anguish (vv. 12-18) God’s present answers to prayer…
Facing Evacuation
On the Sunday before their forced removal, Lester Suzuki had preached a sermon to the Nisei congregation of the Japanese Methodist Church in Los Angeles: “Brethren, we are facing the…