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Many members of the early church paid the ultimate price for following Jesus. History is filled with stories of their courageous and costly witness...
You may have heard the story of the enthusiastic young man who decided to tattoo his credo on his chest. It read: No Ragrets [sic]. He proudly...
In the west, we enjoy relative freedom to practice our faith. But for many members of the global church, following Jesus comes with a heavy price....
It was in 1946 that the Canadian and US Mission Board sent the first missionaries to the Chocó jungle of Colombia. With a missional and community...
“The first one scared me,” Maricela relates, “but later, it became almost like a game. To date we have encountered 176 scorpions in the house; 176,...
One of the great privileges of the role I serve in is to see and hear the stories and meet some of the people around the world who are living their...
At my oldest brother Rob’s funeral a couple of years ago, I learned a few things about him I never knew. I knew that the people and country of...
Every eye must have been on him as he stood in his hometown synagogue, accepted the scroll of the prophet Isaiah, and read: “The Spirit of the Lord...
“What is God’s calling for us? What does this look like? How do we work that out?” David (alias) and I were on a video call, separated by thousands...
Denis and Albina Nikitin are reaching the Slavic diaspora in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with the hope of the Gospel. Their ministry is comprehensive, and...
Many years ago, when our four daughters were experiencing the wonderful and tumultuous years of public elementary and high school, they noticed...
As a plant, it was a pretty lame specimen. Limp, anemic leaves shuddered and dropped off as soon as she touched them, littering the bone-dry soil...