Bob Mayo: Faithfully Did Everything Our Lord Set Before Him
Death is a strange thing. I heard someone say once we cannot comprehend death because we were made for eternity. This week the staff at Gospel for Asia are mourning the loss of a dear brother, friend and co-laborer, Bob Mayo. After suffering with chest pains off and...
One Star Smiles
It is late I am alone In my room Far away from my home. No phone to ring No one to visit My door is locked It is dark. I get up Walk to the window Stand by it And stare at the sky. Silent night Stars shimmer Then clouds move in To cover their beauty. Through the...
God Is Still Looking for a Mighty Minority
If you ask any pastor or evangelist what discourages him the most when he steps behind the pulpit to deliver a sermon, I believe that nine times out of ten, his answer will be “empty chairs.” From a human perspective, our success in serving God is generally measured...
What if Jesus Had Never Been Born?
Suppose you owned an ant farm, and you loved those ants more than anything in the whole world. How would you communicate your love to them? You could shout, “I love you,” in any language you choose, but they couldn’t understand you. You could write them a letter, but...
God is Looking for Humble, Simple People
Have you ever thought about the fact that both Judas and Peter denied Christ? Yet one committed suicide and the other became one of the greatest leaders of the Church, opening the door for the whole world, including Gentiles, to receive the Good News of His kingdom....
Our Intimacy With Him is the Force that Propels Us
I have known people who fast and pray and study the Bible and yet are so hard to live with. They are like porcupines—they look wonderful from a distance, but if you get near them, they poke you. They’re arrogant and proud. They can hardly say they’re sorry when they...
Intimacy With God is a Pursuit
We can know all about God, about Christianity and have all the right answers—but never really know Him and walk in deep fellowship and relationship with Him. We don’t want that to be the story of our life here on earth! It is good to stop, put away all our right...
I Like Hearing Children Pray
Have you ever read a child’s prayer or heard a child praying? Every week at Gospel for Asia’s Tuesday prayer meeting, there’s a segment where my wife or one of the other staff members shares prayer requests with the staff children. When these little ones pray, they’re...
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