In Luke 14, Christ discusses the importance of being willing to lay down all that we have in order to follow Him. He does this by encouraging us to count the cost of becoming His disciples. Here, He uses two…
In 1894, a lost young man from Garanhuns, Brazil was transformed. His name was Antonio. He, along with his brother Geronimo, were some of the first people baptized into a protestant church in the interior of Pernambuco state. These two…
Four hundred years ago, the followers of Jacob Arminius wrote a series of Remonstrances which threatened the Church and its orthodox theology. These Arminians insisted on five key points against Calvinism. For this reason, the Dutch Reformed Church summoned a…
The Missions Council’s 34th annual meeting was held on July 31, 2019, in Tacoma BPC’s freshly renovated building. The Council meeting was part of a full and encouraging day, beginning with President Blizzard’s message from Psalm 96 reflecting on the…
This Missions Map was published in the August / September 2019 edition of the Missons Banner. If you would like a printed copy, please contact the Publications Specialist at publications@presbyterianmissions.org.
Longstanding faithfulness in any good endeavor is a rare thing. If you’ve ever tried to maintain a healthy diet you know this well. If by “longstanding” we mean years of faithfulness, then a great many things must be adjusted to,…
You may have had a loved one or a friend who has served in the military and has been deployed. Many of you have been deployed yourselves, perhaps multiple times. I recently read an article on military.com where I learned…
Though the ministry dates are still half a year away, PMU’s Team Timothy Peru is already deep into preparations for the work that will be done, as well as actively endeavoring to raise the necessary funds to make it all…
Adapted for serial use in the Missions Banner from a sermon of the same title delivered at Tacoma Bible Presbyterian Church, September 9, 2018. Rev. Fisher is a member of the Presbyterian Missionary Union Council. The text was 1 Peter…
Thank you so much for your prayers and encouragement over the last year for Cornerstone as a church plant. In January, Cornerstone received an email from Cradle of Hope, a local non-profit pro-life organization that provides financial aid to women…