Can Women Preach?

The Bible says women are to remain silent and keep the heads covered when they are in church right (1 Cor 13:34)? Then how come I asked my wife to speak on my behalf while I am on sabbatical? This won’t be the first time she has spoken before the GPC family. I respectfully know a few people, who it has been a bit of a rub for them to have a woman, such as Lori, speak to men in church on...

I Am Wearing Green on St. Pats Day This Year

St. Patrick is a new hero of mine. I just finished reading The Celtic Way of Evangelism, by George Hunter. It was a cross between a historical look at Patrick’s effort to reach across cultural barriers to a people who were far from God and a 21st century look at the similarities we share with the late 5th century Europe. Sound exciting yet??? Hope so…I give it a solid B+ I always look...

An Imam and a Pastor Engage in a Conversation

Day 5 Throughout our days on this trip, God continued to allow me to engage in conversations with Muslims. I have had conversations with Muslim men often in my travels, but never so often or at this level. My last two days in the bush gave me the opportunity to sit down with the retired Imam of the village. (An Imam is the Muslim leader of the village.) It was a first for me to be able to talk...