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Editorial Comment
…Dear Friends, I am aghast. Only 15 minutes ago did I see the material in this month’s special insert following page 10—a copy of the new Paraclete Magazine. Wow, I thought: “This stuff is really zingy. Exciting. Written with the flair of a real pro. It was Bill Stearns, I…
The Most Hopeful Picture You Have Ever Seen!
…The Bible does not lead us to assume that all poverty, debauchery, corruption will be conquered before Jesus returns. The Bible does tell us that all peoples will be represented in the final, triumphant company of believers, and that “God will wipe every tear from their eyes…no more death or…
In Contempt of Court, In Contempt of God
… The esteemed Protestant reformer, John Calvin, assented to the execution of Servitus on the grounds that his description of the doctrine of the Trinity was defective. Servitus certainly intended no parody or ridicule of the Christian faith. Now we have a Salman Rushdie who goes “all out” to elicit the…
Editorial Comment
…Dear fellow believer, It is a genuine privilege to know you are a believer. I can’t quite imagine you would be hopeful enough to read this bulletin at all if you were not one of that great and growing host of redeemed people across the world today whose lives have…
Two Great Study Bibles —and Missions…
…It is wonderful how many study Bibles are in use these days. Here are two which have very widespread backing. But how well will readers of these Bibles catch on to the mission theme which is basic to the Bible? Not very well, although both have something to offer. The…
Editorial Comment
…Dear Friends, Does your church give a quarter of a million dollars to missions EACH MONTH? I am sitting—as I write this—in a Friday evening service during a mission conference in a church in Singapore which does give that much! About 2,000 people tonight are in this former movie theater.…
This Unusual Place
…My anthropology professors in grad school in almost every class look potshots at missionaries, telling stories about their inability to understand die people (and implying that anthropologists could, of course). It seemed as though everywhere these men ever travelled investigating 'mankind' they had encountered missionaries. "dumb" missionaries. I couldn't believe…
Editorial Comment
…Lest We Take Credit Dear Friend, This is a special issue of MISSION FRONTIERS part of the wonderful help of a single donor in Chicago who has funded the Last $1,000 campaign. Outside workers have developed much of this particular issue. I have had very little to do with it.…
What’s Happening
…Payment Crisis Averted The October 1st campus payment crisis was just about the worst yet. We were a full month late in paying our July payment. That meant we had only two months to save up the $300,000 for October 1st. We could see disaster corning and asked the college…
Editorial
…Dear Friend, I am awed, a bit shaken. Ending yesterday, Sunday the 12th of October, was an event in Pasadena, California that should rightly have overshadowed all the annual Tournament of Roses parades and Rose Bowl games put together. Why? Never before in history has the commutative impact of the …
Groundswell Toward A.D. 2000
…Tragically, very few ordinary Bible believing Christians have had the chance to become aware of the fact that the world is corning to an end, right before our eyes. This year. 1986, is a THRESHOLD year! Here are some of the evidences. (Watch the students!) A few days ago (August…
Editorial
…August, 1986 Dear Friends, Is 1986 going to be a worldwide threshold year highlighting a groundswell of advance toward the year 2,000? I think so. Two issues back, I actually listed on two pages 110 key events leading right down to the year 2,000. Since then, many have told S…
What Mean These Dates?
…These four pages portray the background of the century initiated by the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in 1886. However, something else happened that year that was far more important. As a matter of fact, almost all these events here listed give us insight into what God was doing…
The Hidden Meaning of the Statue of Liberty
…When the Statue of Liberty was first erected back in 1886, millions of immigrants had already come to this country, just as many, in fact, as would come in the massive immigration of the next 30 years. But there would be a new startling factor! In 1860, immigrants from southern…
Editorial
…Dear Friend, Toot Would that I could make these words leap oft the page into your heart! I am SO excited. Expect Great Things from God, Attempt Great Things for God We Sn began ten years ago with this famous fine from William Carey ringing in our ears, 1 Now…
Editorial
…Dear Friends, There is a quickening pulse around here. Not that things were not :t exciting already. Last time I promised to tell you some amazing news. + Here it is. a ____ The coming of so exciting a person as Greg Livingstone to take a hefty I role among…
“Bright Hope for Tomorrow”
…Burden? Privilege? Faith? It is our burden and privilege to be "condemned" to raising money for our campus only while also raising new vision and, if possible, much more money for the mission cause as a whole. Our faith, since December of 1977, has been to "raise money without diverting…
The “Secret” Mission
…Number Two in a Series In Genesis 12:1 3, God first tests Abraham to see if he is willing to move out in faith without knowing exactly where the final destination will be. Then God makes what at first glance is an unconditional promise: "I will bless you." We must…
News
…Student Mobilization Teams: Low Cost Recruitment for the Front Lines In the last three months of 1985, representatives from Frontiers, Inc., TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission), and Caleb Project were able to meet with 8.500 students, 550 of them in one on one contexts, in order to demonstrate to them…
From the Director
…March 9, 1986 Dear friends, I'm back from six days in Guatemala. The 'Korea" of the Americas (e.g. 25% evangelical). And it's true S (what I said here in the last issue) that Latin America is aflame with brand new, totally unexpected mission interest That's on page 12. (It's also…