Mike Urton currently serves as the team leader for Immigrant Ministries Chicagoland. He has worked among the Muslim and Muslim Background Believer population of Chicago for over two decades. For those of us involved in the task of theological education for missionaries, it is not always easy to gauge our effectiveness. Especially after those we …
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Across the world, every Sunday, in numberless churches, of many different denominations, the Bible is opened and read and a sermon or talk is given. But what is the relationship of the Bible to the preaching? To answer this question it may help to think in terms of analogy with a car. Perhaps you are …
Reading biographies of fellow Christians can greatly shape our lives and encourage our faith. Biographies remind us we are part of a larger story, and that we do not have to reinvent the wheel when it comes to faithfulness. Biographies reveal that Jesus alone will never let us down. And lastly, biographies reinforce the value …
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