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The Story of the Bible Includes All Nations

“These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.” (Genesis 10:32)  Have you ever started strong in a one-year Bible reading plan...
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Missions Is Not a Prison Sentence

Suffering is part of the Christian life. Christ told his disciples that in this world, they would face troubles (John 16:33), and that remains true today. Missionaries are certainly not the only Christians who experience suffering, but, due to the i...
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Spiritual Affliction in Togo

What made Aakifa’s case so unusual was not her large and aggressive tumor, but that she was brought to our hospital by a neighbor rather than a family member. This situation is so rare in Togo that Dr. Tom Kendall noted it early and began asking othe...
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One Lord for All Nations

While there are many human “lords” and local authorities, as Christians, we recognize that there is only one Lord of Lords—and he has authority over all people groups (1 Corinthians 8:5-6). Leading up to Romans chapter 10, the apostle Paul explain...
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Burning the Idols

Down a long dirt road, past the point where the electrical lines stop running, an elderly man gathered his extended family and fellow villagers under a large leafy tree. Father Martouka was the chief and leading fetisher (animistic religi...
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Are All Missionaries ‘Church Planters?’

Are all missionaries “church planters”? If by “church planter” we mean someone who drives to a church building to teach the Bible in a local language on Sundays, then no. I don’t think every missionary is a church planter. One mig...
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Missions as Rest in God

“Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken. My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock. My refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out...
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Meditating on Missions Through the Psalms

All the way back from the table of nations in Genesis 10 and the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11, we see that the nations of the earth play a major role in God’s redemptive plan. All the nations became rebels and apostates from God at the to...
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When You Don’t Know How to Pray for Missionaries

One of the most common questions I receive as a missionary is, “How can we pray for you?” While I’m certainly happy to share specific, up-to-date prayer requests for our family and ministry in Togo, I also know that it can be difficu...

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