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If you accompanied me to Thailand you would see spirit houses many places. A spirit house is a small house on a platform in the corner of a property where they place offerings to departed ancestors and spirits. A central belief is these spirits or ghosts also occupy places (e.g. a forest) and therefore these

If you happened to listen in on my conversation last month with Vinay, you would have rejoiced in observing a group of 6 energetic, godly leaders train and equip an additional 480 pastors and Church leaders – all six equipped by CCI. And they are planning to start another class next month! And thanks to

In 2 Timothy 2:1-7, Paul exhorts Timothy to persevere in the ministry. When he faces hardship, he needs to persevere. When he faces suffering, he needs to persevere. The gospel is worthy of our suffering. Paul used three illustrations to communicate this truth: the soldier, the athlete, and the farmer. The solider must be single

In Genesis 1:26-31, we read that God created (us) man in His image. He gave us the capacity for appreciating order, beauty, purpose, and design. But within two chapters, we see that sin entered the world and began destroying all that God created. Sin marred the world of beauty, purpose, order, and design that God

In 2 Timothy 2:8-9, we read Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! Paul was in prison, facing death. Some of his colleagues had abandoned him (2

Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalm 46:10 Read More.

Last month I had the privilege of visiting our staff in SE Asia: Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. In Thailand, we met with teachers, graduates, and students. We heard testimonies of how God was using CCI graduates to impact the region for Christ. Read More.

“And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles” Acts 14:27, ESV Click here for the January 2020 update: God is so good!