Thousands of Chinese Christians lingered on the beach, the cove ahead doused in the night sky. They came with donkeys, motorbikes, bamboo pools, trucks – anything to carry the cargo due ashore at 9 p.m. that evening. From a barge off the shoreline, three flickers of a flashlight glinted toward the hushed crowd. One ofContinue reading “As the Saints Go Smuggling In: Relive the Night A Million Bibles Swam Ashore Off the Coast of China”
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Rescuing the Most Notorious Man in Gergesa
Fresh off calming a thrashing storm, he swings over the side of the boat, only to hear the screech of the most notorious man in Gergesa.
When Push Comes to Shove: Jesus Under Pressure in the Garden
If you strapped on a pair of night vision goggles and parachuted into the Garden of Gethsemane during the night Jesus was betrayed, what would you most want to see?
“I’d like to shake your hand”: The unintentional ministry of my friend Henry
His voice took extra strides to reach my ears, nasal and droning, like a playlist pitched down half a step. “Hi, I’m Henry. What’s your name? I’d like to shake your hand.” Throughout my childhood, I didn’t know what to think of Henry when I’d see him at Walnut Grove Assembly of God each SundayContinue reading ““I’d like to shake your hand”: The unintentional ministry of my friend Henry”
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