a blog by Keelan Cook
The title question may have never crossed your mind, but it should. Trust me, there is biblical precedent for it. In Acts 8, the reader is taken on a fascinating journey with Phillip. Phillip was a believer. In fact, he was named as one of the deacons in Jerusalem just a couple of chapters earlier.…
I am always excited to pass on good resources, and the following video is just that. It is a short testimony of a couple realizing their responsibility to share the gospel with unreached people groups here in the States. The video briefly walks through that process for them, and it is really good. I am…
Continue reading ➞ Good Ministry to Internationals in One, Short Video
The parable of the day laborers has always been difficult for me to comprehend. Perhaps I make it too hard. More precisely, perhaps I do not like what it teaches. In chapter 20 of his gospel account, Matthew retells a parable that Jesus told. In this parable a landowner goes out to find day laborers…
Continue reading ➞ When life seems unfair, but really it is not.
This is the continuation of a previous post. If you have not read part 1, I would suggest you do so here. So, if missions is not about you, and it is not ultimately about them, then what is the purpose of missions? Why do we go? Simply put, missions is about a name. This…
I wrote the following two posts a few years ago, but I stumbled across them and decided I wanted to share them again. Before you read them, let me say they are a little reductionistic. That is on purpose, so that I can make a point about much that we say and do concerning missions…
While reading a book for one of my classes, I ran across a statement that stuck with me. The book contained a diatribe about things that characterize our modern worldview. In the middle of the rant, the author made that statement that people in our postmodern society were "allergic to authority." Allergic to authority… that…
“How far is too far?” If you have ever worked with a youth group, that question is not new to you. For that matter, if you were ever in a youth group, that question probably crossed your lips, or at least your mind. And that question applies to more than one scenario. As a matter…
It is a long 15 minutes. When the lights go dim, the chatter in the theater ceases and you can actually feel the excitement in the room. In a flash, there is stuff moving across the screen, and everyone settles low into their seats. But this is not the real show, not yet. These are…
This post is a continuation from a previous post. For the whole story, read On debating an imam. “How many copies of the Bible do you own?” asked the imam. It was a question for which I had no definite answer. “Perhaps a dozen,” I thought to myself. But as I looked around the…
The Gospels are filled with some crazy stories. In today’s skeptical world, many are too “sophisticated” to believe the fantastical events presented in the gospel story. The stories of Christ healing the sick, casting out evil spirits, and raising the dead are relegated to the realm of fairy tale, made to sit in the corner…
