Recently, I had the incredible privilege of talking to seven people in twenty-four hours about the hope and forgiveness they can find in Jesus Christ! Each encounter is its own story, so I will try to write them individually in the next week or two. Until then, here’s an overview of the amazing twenty-four hour day. Continue reading The Ministry Around You
I had planned a day and a half to clean the house for weekend company. My sovereign Lord had other plans for me! Yesterday afternoon, Guillermo, an electrician, came by to work on our A/C. I could not identify his rich accent. “I am Colombian… Colombian coffee,” he replied to my question. We talked more and I gave him a tract on the Spirit-filled life in Spanish. This morning, Marco came to do an annual pest treatment on our home. We have talked many times over the years about spiritual things. Today, he opened up about the physical abuse he … Continue reading 24 Hours
“I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death; I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press on to that other country and to help others to do the same.” C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Continue reading The Main Object of Life for C. S. Lewis
The next time you are fearful about sharing your faith, remember this 92-year-old woman. Continue reading No Fear
I decided today to add a Blogroll to The Sower. I hope these other sites will be a great resource to you. I know of a lot more blogs than the three I started with today, but maybe you also know some websites that encourage evangelism or missions. Thank you for adding your suggestions in the comments. I plan to add a Blogroll to The Sower: Tools and Tips, as well. Those links will be to evangelistic sites while this Blogroll will be more for instruction and encouragement. Continue reading The Sower Blogroll
We had the privilege of learning from Tim Keller, the pastor of Redeemer Church in Manhattan, as he taught from Luke 10 at a Campus Crusade conference this past July. Tim explained some key elements of the Gospel and how we should carefully communicate God’s message. He encouraged us to go out into the world as Good Messengers and to live in this world as Good Neighbors. QUOTES from the conference: “Justification means that the only Person in the universe, whose opinion counts, absolutely delights in you.” “You never are called into a new relationship with God without being radically … Continue reading Quotes from Tim Keller
Mike and Sus Schmitt 