Articles for Outreach & Missions

Collective Trauma is Changing the Church

Here's the thing with collective trauma. It’s like a puppet master. Collective trauma has to go somewhere. All that trauma will go somewhere.

Celebrating the Good Husband: How to Spot One, How to Keep One

I want to celebrate the good husband. Plenty of blog posts have challenged selfish husbands (and, admittedly less often, wives). But here are some qualities that make a man a great husband!

Island With No Power, No Airport Receives Shoebox Gifts

Children on a remote island in the Pacific receive shoebox gifts and the Gospel of Jesus Christ thanks to the outreach teams with Samaritan's Purse.

For the Sake of the Gospel, Be Reasonable

Hyperbole seems to be the rhetorical strategy of the day in Christian circles.

‘I Like Jesus but Not the Church’ – Common Perceptions of Christians

One reason younger people say I like Jesus but not the church is they fear the church will try to control how they dress and act and organize their faith the way the leaders think it should be patterned.

In Need of More Than Help

Acknowledging we are frail, dependent, and our need of more than help is the first and sustained step to living with ultimate hope.

Understanding Transgender, Non-Binary, and Intersex

We’re not just talking about an issue; we’re talking about people. Because It’s about both people and an issue, and so we must aim to be both biblical on the issue and loving to people. Especially when people are struggling with their biological sex.