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Died: Dan Busby, Accountant Who Set Standards for Ministry Finances
Dan Busby fixed his father’s tax returns when he was a junior in college. In the process of correcting some mistakes and figuring out the proper deductions for the Wesleyan pastor and evangelist, he discovered his life’s calling. “The Lord planted a seed in my heart,” Busby said in a 2018 interview, “that someday I should help fill the void.” Busby, a certified public accountant who helped professionalize the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), died Wednesday at age 81.
Died: Brother Andrew, Who Smuggled Bibles into Communist Countries
Editor’s note: Read or share in Portuguese and other languages via the yellow links above. Anne van der Bijl, a Dutch evangelical known to Christians worldwide as Brother Andrew, the man who smuggled Bibles into closed Communist countries, has died at the age of 94. Van der Bijl became famous as “God’s smuggler” when the first-person account of his missionary adventures—slipping past border guards with Bibles hidden in his blue Volkswagen Beetle—was published in 1967.
把圣经带进共产国家的安德烈弟兄逝世
安得烈·范德比尔 (Anne van der Bijl)，被全世界基督徒暱称为安德鲁弟兄(Brother Andrew) 的荷兰籍福音派传道人过世，享年94岁。他一生致力于将圣经悄悄运到封闭的共产主义国家。 1967年，安得烈因着他的传记《上帝的走私者》而声名大噪。他在书中以第一人称视角讲述他在蓝色福斯金龟车里夹带圣经熘过边境警卫的传教冒险经歷。《上帝的走私者》由福音派记者约翰及伊丽莎白谢里尔 (John and Elizabeth Sherrill) 撰写，以安得烈的代号“安得烈弟兄”出版。这本书售出超过1000万份，并被翻译成35种语言。 这本书启发了许多其他宣教士走私者，也为安得烈的《敞开的门》(Open Doors) 事工带来资金援助，并引起福音派关注将基督教信仰及实践视为非法行为的国家的信徒困境。安得烈反对人们说他是英雄或有拥有非凡的能力，他觉得这偏离了重点。 他说，“我不是什么福音派特技演员，我只是一个普通人。任何人都可以做我所做的事。” 在《上帝的走私者》名扬国际并迫使他成为《敞开的门》事工名义上的领袖...
把聖經帶進共產國家的安德烈弟兄逝世
安得烈·范德比爾 (Anne van der Bijl)，被全世界基督徒暱稱為安德魯弟兄(Brother Andrew) 的荷蘭籍福音派傳道人過世，享年94歲。他一生致力於將聖經悄悄運到封閉的共產主義國家。 1967年，安得烈因著他的傳記《上帝的走私者》而聲名大噪。他在書中以第一人稱視角講述他在藍色福斯金龜車裡夾帶聖經溜過邊境警衛的傳教冒險經歷。《上帝的走私者》由福音派記者約翰及伊麗莎白謝里爾 (John and Elizabeth Sherrill) 撰寫，以安得烈的代號“安得烈弟兄”出版。這本書售出超過1000萬份，並被翻譯成35種語言。 這本書啟發了許多其他宣教士走私者，也為安得烈的《敞開的門》(Open Doors) 事工帶來資金援助，並引起福音派關注將基督教信仰及實踐視為非法行為的國家的信徒困境。安得烈反對人們說他是英雄或有擁有非凡的能力，他覺得這偏離了重點。 他說，“我不是什麼福音派特技演員，我只是一個普通人。任何人都可以做我所做的事。” 在《上帝的走私者》名揚國際並迫使他成為《敞開的門》事工名義上的領袖...
하나님을 신뢰한 영국의 군주 엘리자베스 2세 여왕 서거
영국 역사상 가장 오래 재위한 군주 엘리자베스 2세 여왕이 96세의 나이로 별세했다. 전례 없는 재위기간 동안, 엘리자베스 2세 여왕은 자신의 기독교 신앙에 대해 자주 언급했다. 여왕의 할아버지인 조지 5세가 시작한 전통인 크리스마스 연설에서 1952년 여왕은 자신의 대관식을 위해 기도해달라고 요청했다. “여러분의 종교가 무엇이든 그날 저를 위해 기도해주시기를 부탁드립니다. 하나님과 여러분 앞에서 할 엄숙한 약속을 충실히 실행할 수 있는 지혜와 힘을 하나님께서 제게 평생 주시길 기도합니다.”라고 여왕은 말했다. 그 이후 70년 이상 동안 세계에서 가장 인정받고 존경받는 지도자 중 한 명으로서, 여왕은 모든 분야에서 철저하게 세계적이며 공적인 역할을 수행하면서도, 어떻게 한 개인이 신앙을 지키며 나아가 신앙을 통해 자비로운 영향력을 끼칠 수 있는지 보여주었다.
一生信靠上帝的英国女王伊丽莎白二世逝世
英国历史上在位时间最长的君主伊丽莎白二世去世，享年96岁。 在她史无前例的统治期间，伊丽莎白二世女王经常谈及她个人的基督信仰。她的祖父乔治五世国王开创了王室圣诞演说的传统，而女王在她1952年发表的第一个圣诞演说上，请大家为她即将到来的加冕典礼祷告。 “不论你们的宗教信仰是什么，我想请你们所有人在那天为我祷告，”她说，“祷告求上帝赐我智慧及力量，让我在未来人生的每一天能履行我给出的每个承诺，并且能信实地侍奉上帝和你们。” 在那次圣诞节之后的七十多年里，身为世界上最知名且享有盛誉的领袖之一，女王亲自示范了如何在保有个人的基督信仰的同时，充满包容及同理心地担任这个全球性的公职角色，即使这个角色得时时刻刻受到众人严密的监督。 伊丽莎白二世女王继承了作为信仰捍卫者 (Defender of the Faith)及英国国教最高总督(Supreme Governor...
一生信靠上帝的英國女王伊麗莎白二世逝世
英國歷史上在位時間最長的君主伊麗莎白二世去世，享年96歲。 在她史無前例的統治期間，伊麗莎白二世女王經常談及她個人的基督信仰。她的祖父喬治五世國王開創了王室聖誕演說的傳統，而女王在她1952年發表的第一個聖誕演說上，請大家為她即將到來的加冕典禮禱告。 “不論你們的宗教信仰是什麼，我想請你們所有人在那天為我禱告，”她說，“禱告求上帝賜我智慧及力量，讓我在未來人生的每一天能履行我給出的每個承諾，並且能信實地侍奉上帝和你們。” 在那次聖誕節之後的七十多年裡，身為世界上最知名且享有盛譽的領袖之一，女王親自示範了如何在保有個人的基督信仰的同時，充滿包容及同理心地擔任這個全球性的公職角色，即使這個角色得時時刻刻受到眾人嚴密的監督。 伊麗莎白二世女王繼承了作為信仰捍衛者 (Defender of the Faith)及英國國教最高總督(Supreme Governor...
Died: Queen Elizabeth II, British Monarch Who Put Her Trust in God
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at the age of 96. Throughout the course of her unprecedented reign, Queen Elizabeth II spoke frequently about her personal Christian faith. Delivering her first Christmas Address in 1952, a tradition started by her grandfather, King George V, the Queen requested prayer for her upcoming coronation.
Died: Ron Sider, Evangelical Who Pushed for Social Action
Ronald J. Sider, organizer of the evangelical left and author of Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, died on Wednesday at 82. His son told followers that Sider had suffered from a sudden cardiac arrest. For nearly 50 years, Sider called evangelicals to care about the poor and see poverty as a moral issue.
Died: Fred Carter, Little-Known Black Artist Behind Chick ......
His name did not appear on his art. Most of the millions who have seen it do not know who he is. But Fred Carter’s art is unforgettable. He drew bodies that were heavy—weighted with humanity and the possibility of redemption. He painted biblical characters who seemed real enough that their struggles and stories could be the viewers’ own. He depicted sin so that it was tempting; salvation so it mattered. And his art was reproduced by the millions.
Died: Larry Walker, NIV Translator Who Loved Bible Details
Larry Walker, the last living translator of the original team of scholars who produced the New International Version of the Bible, died on March 8 at age 88. Walker was a Hebrew scholar and a Semitic languages specialist who used his skills in the extinct Amorite language of Ugaritic to shed light on the Old Testament, illuminating the details of everything from the “trading ships” of Isaiah 2:16 to the “darkest valley” of Psalm 23:4.
Died: Larry Crabb, Christian Counselor Who Kept Exploring
Larry Crabb, a popular Christian counselor who went looking for a deeper approach to spiritual care, died on February 28 at the age of 77. Crabb was a clinical psychologist who turned to biblical counseling and then to spiritual direction.
Died: Hershel Shanks, Editor Who Saved Biblical Archaeology from Academics
Hershel Shanks, the founder and longtime editor of Biblical Archaeology Review, died on Friday at the age of 90. With his popular quarterly magazine, Shanks trumpeted the latest discoveries at digs across the Holy Land, promoted (and sometimes prompted) fierce archaeological controversies, and tirelessly advocated for public access to the latest scholarship. Shanks had no credentials in archaeology, Biblical studies, or the ancient Near East. He was a lawyer.
Died: John Edmund Haggai, Evangelist Who Trained Evangelis......
John Edmund Haggai, a preacher and revivalist who saw the need to equip Christians around the world to evangelize their own countries, died Wednesday at 96.
Died: Juan Stam, Radical Evangelical Who Opposed Fundamentalism and Ministered to Marxist Revolutionaries
Juan Stam, a theologian who advocated for radical evangelicalism in Latin America, has died at the age of 92. A missionary to Costa Rica who once taught Communist revolutionary Fidel Castro about the Christian idea of apocalypse, Stam devoted his life to teaching the Bible, challenging both legalism and liberalism, and raising up and empowering local leaders.
Died: Luci Swindoll, Who Believed in God’s Grace and Being Herself
Luci Swindoll, a devotional author and popular speaker known for her celebration of life and commitment to being herself, died this week after contracting COVID-19. She was 88. Swindoll wrote a popular book on Christian singleness in the 1980s and became one of the first Women of Faith speakers in the 1990s when the organization launched as a counterpart to the men’s ministry Promise Keepers. Swindoll, the older sister of prominent preacher Chuck Swindoll, had a message about God’s grace.
How Two California Megachurches Kept Worshiping
Two California churches were so eager to meet last weekend that when their services began, worshipers erupted in applause. In Sun Valley, congregants filling Grace Community Church’s 3,500-seat sanctuary rose and cheered, some documenting the moment with their iPhones, when pastor John MacArthur opened the second week in a row of in-person services.
Died: Peter Maiden, Who Saw Expanded Role for International Leadership in Global Missions
Peter Maiden, a British evangelical who transitioned one of the world’s largest missionary organizations into an era of global leadership, died on Tuesday at the age of 72. Maiden served as the No. 2 at Operation Mobilisation (OM) for nearly 20 years, working as associate director and strategic planner for founder George Verwer before taking over as director in 2003. At the time, OM was the third largest missionary organization in the world, after Campus Crusade for Christ and Gospel for Asia.
Is It Manna from Heaven, Money from the Government, or Bot......
Churches and ministries in the US have never before been offered the kind of financial relief now available through the coronavirus stimulus package. For some—like the religious liberty advocates who lobbied to clarify eligibility for faith-based employers—their inclusion in the federal government’s $350 billion small-business loan effort comes as a major answer to prayer. But for many Christian leaders, the unprecedented setup still raises questions.
Coronavirus Searches Lead Millions to Hear About Jesus
Millions of worried people who have turned to Google with their anxiety over COVID-19 have ended up connecting with Christian evangelists in their search results—leading to a spike in online conversions in March. In the Philippines, a woman named Grace found herself on a website about coronavirus fear hosted by the internet evangelism organization Global Media Outreach (GMO). “Please help me not to worry about everything,” she wrote in a chat with a volunteer counselor.
ECFA Names New President
Last week, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) named its new president: Michael Martin, who previously served the organization’s executive vice president. Dan Busby, his predecessor, had been involved with ECFA for 31 years of its 40-year history and spent more than a decade as president. ECFA membership nearly doubled to 2,400 during his tenure.
Hospital Restrictions Bar Chaplains from Ministering Bedsi......
As medical facilities restrict visitors and ration protective gear amid the coronavirus pandemic, more hospital chaplains have been forced to do their job at a distance, while ministering to an onslaught of weary patients, families, and health care staff.
Ex-Christian Post Publisher, Bible College Convicted in $35M Fraud Scheme
Fifteen months after investigators uncovered a $35 million scheme involving the former publishers of Newsweek and The Christian Post, a Christian college, and a tech vendor, the accused parties have been convicted of money laundering, conspiracy, and fraud.
Scam Lures Speakers to Fake UK Church Conferences
Late last year, writer Jonathan Merritt was offered the keynote spot at a church conference in Scotland. The cathedral provost emailed him, saying, “we received the Lords direction to invite you to speak in this event.” He detailed the tradition of annual lectures at St. Andrew’s in Aberdeen—this year’s theme “carefully chosen by the Lords’ inspiration due to the backdrop of the present situation in the United Kingdom”—and offered to pay Merritt a speaking fee and cover his travel expenses.
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