Most everyone experiences them, but almost no one plans for them or enjoys them. Dilemmas are situations that require a choice between options that are often equally undesirable or unfavorable. It could be a problem that seems to defy a good solution. However, dilemmas can […]
Several years ago I started doing research on the global water issues. On that journey I got connected with many in the academic world who have devoted themselves to research and the study of various aspects of water. There are several institutions, organizations and associations […]
Over a period of about five years, Living Water International, in partnership with local churches, conducted Orality Training with more than 1,200 pastors, evangelists, missionaries and church planters in Ethiopia. On return trips we always heard amazing stories and testimonies of how God was using […]
“The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But the Lord will answer them,” (Isaiah 41:17). Jesus said, in John 7:37-38, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, […]
A few years ago I visited a region in Kenya where there had been several years of severe drought. Most of the water wells in the region were dry. Living Water International had drilled a deep well in the area about eight years earlier, and […]
What may have been a seemingly insignificant and obscure conversation among a few church/mission leaders about orality, oral cultures and oral learners back in the 1970s and ‘80s, has become an important movement in the global mission world. While the terms may be new to […]
Several years ago I worked with an organization that had every staff member sign a “Covenant of Harmony.” The idea was having everyone abide by biblical principles of resolving conflict and promoting harmony, cooperation and unity within the organization. There are many principles and instructions […]
Moral and spiritual leadership will have a greater and longer lasting impact than institutional, organizational or governmental leadership. Good leadership is needed all over the world. There is global awareness and recognition of the need for good leadership. The important question is, what is good […]
“The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But the Lord will answer them,” (Isaiah 41:17). Jesus said, in John 7:37-38, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, […]
“The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But the Lord will answer them,” (Isaiah 41:17). Jesus said, in John 7:37-38, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, […]
In a recent conversation with a friend, we discussed some of the problems and challenges we are facing these days. My friend is a Bible scholar and historian. He was sharing about some of the conditions of our society and events just prior to the […]
In 1995 in Seoul, South Korea, at a Global Consultation on World Evangelization, I heard Dr. Thom Wolf, renowned global missiologist say, “The 21st Century Church may look a lot like the 1st Century Church.” Well, it does appear that it is happening during this global pandemic. […]
