World Challenge Stories
An Honest Assessment of ‘Good’ People
Although they obviously never met, Sigmund Freud, agnostic and slightly demented psychologist, agreed on one point with the eminent theologian John Wesley: people are terrible.
Freud made an admirable, life-long habit of responding personally in letters to anyone who wrote him, even if they were not a fan. Pastor Oskar Pfister was a friend of Freud’s, but he also qualified as a critic. While he agreed with some of Freud’s psychoanalytic philosophies, others disturbed him.
Blood Given in Love
The church in eSwatini rallied to save a girl’s life and then continued to meet a grave need in their nation.
Timothy Myeni, the Nkilongo Member of eSwatini’s parliament, bluntly stated to their prime minister on March 31st, “We are living in fear, violence is escalating in this country and we don’t know what will happen tomorrow.”
We Who Are Thinking Reeds
Celebrating the Lord’s Goodness
God is blessing our partner in India despite hardships, and they are raising their hands in praise for the lives that he is mending and stitching together.
We celebrated with one of our partners in India when he got married at the very beginning of last year. His wife is lovely and a little shy, and they are very happy together.
Looking for Happiness, Seeking Heaven
To Love as We Are Loved
Women in a Garden of Life
Who Is this Person Again?
Christ never forced people to follow him, and he let a lot of people walk away, so are we one of the noncommittal fans or are we an actual disciple of God?
In the grand Mark Hellinger Theatre in Manhattan, David Wilkerson had just finished preaching a sermon. He headed backstage, and there was a woman and her daughter, smiling at him. He shook hands with them, perhaps expecting a comment on his sermon or a prayer request.
The Refugees of Ukraine