A Sober Decision
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A recent major report – based on combining data from almost 1300 studies involving 28 million people globally – reached the following conclusion: no amount of alcohol use is healthy.
Bookends
This past Saturday, Gateway hosted an organizational meeting for a future association for International Mission Board alumni in California. It was an amazing gathering of veteran, retired, and recently returned IMB personnel. They had served on every continent, catalyzed all kinds of missionary...
Win or learn
One of our outstanding leaders at Gateway recently told me about a new motto his department has adopted. He said, “We have developed a simple slogan to use when we deal with any problem: “win or learn.”
A Unifying Word
Our summer vacation included visiting family in Europe. While wandering about, we discovered the National War Museum of Scotland where we learned this remarkable story. The first item donated to the collection when the museum opened in 1930 was the “McNab Bible.” The McNab Clan website...
Discipleship Results in Missions
Disciple-making begins with sharing the gospel with non-Christians. When a lost person receives salvation, their first defined act of public obedience is baptism. The growth process includes teaching – turning new converts into fully devoted Jesus followers – and continues for a lifetime. The...
Discipleship Includes Teaching
Disciple-making begins with sharing the gospel with non-Christians. When a lost person receives salvation, one of their first acts of public obedience is baptism. The growth process – turning new converts into fully devoted Jesus followers – continues for a lifetime. After baptism, another...
Discipleship Requires Baptism
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When Jesus gave his most succinct instruction about making disciples – the Great Commission – he told Christians to baptize new converts as an initial step of obedience to him.
Defining Discipleship
One of the pressing issues in the American church is the inadequacy of current disciple-making processes resulting in fewer disciples following Jesus. Exploring this issue starts with defining discipleship.
Sex Robots, Really?
Business is booming in our area, including a company called Abyss Creations that is hoping to bring sexbots to the market soon. Harmony, Henry, and Solana are the prototypes – each with a robotic head empowered by artificial intelligence and controlled by a phone app. When fully developed, they...
A Measured Response
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The recent Time cover photo featuring President Trump glowering at a crying child infuriated me – even before I knew it had been faked. The actual story was gripping enough, without fictionalizing it.