Comments on: An Anniversary Worth Remembering

By: Lewis Jenkins

Lewis Jenkins — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:02:06 +0000

Thanks, Mr. Yancey, for a great post. As a boy in the 1950’s, I ducked under the stairs with the rest of my class in grade school. When my dad went to New York on business, he always brought home a Pogo comic book and would read them to me at bedtime. He also explained the political satire. One character was a pig in a suit that looked like Nikita Khrushchev. In about 1955 I asked Dad what was going to happen with the Bomb and the Cold War. He said the Soviet Union would collapse of its own weight. He lived to see it. BTW, I have read The Gulag Archipelago. It is too bad that experience is not hereditary. If it were, Socialism would not be the fad it is today. Socialism is a curious thing: The more of it you have, the less it works.

By: Denise Harding

Denise Harding — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 20:19:05 +0000

Thanks for this remembering.
I’ve just read the chapter 4, ‘The Hidden Mission – Promoting the Gospel with our Prayers.’ (in John Dickson’s book, The Best Kept Secret of Christian mission). He quotes Matthew 9:37-38, “..the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few, ask the Lord of the harvest ….” and then goes on to say that “the most basic gospel-promoting task, therefore is not evangelism; it is prayer to the Lord of the harvest.” This is what the people of Leipzip did, and God did the rest.

By: Diana Wallis

Diana Wallis — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 20:17:11 +0000

Once again, the lesson of history: Repressing religious belief only makes it grow stronger and deeper.
I wonder how history will look at the portions of the American church that stand in defiance of Christian faith and practice and, instead, stand in complicity with an administration completely opposed to truth. Will there be shame and repentance? I’ve prayed the scales will fall from their eyes. I wonder how God views them. As I read the Lord’s words to the seven churches, Sardis seems apt: “You have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die. . . .” (Rev 3:1-6)

By: Aida

Aida — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 22:59:50 +0000

I was five years old when communism fell in Albania and seven years old when the first missionaries came to share the gospel in our school. Still remember that day when I first heard the name Jesus- You have beautifully portrayed a God who uses the church to break the barriers and display his glory among the nations.

By: ANDREAS GREGORIOU

ANDREAS GREGORIOU — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 16:17:01 +0000

I Read
Re read
And read again
Thank you
Andreas
London

By: Jody Jepsen Neumann

Jody Jepsen Neumann — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 13:30:06 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing! Great article! Hoping you and Janet are well!

By: Joanna

Joanna — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 19:46:29 +0000

When the captives realise their captivity has no real power over them any more, and are willing to walk out of it, whatever the cost, what will their reward be but life from the dead? Are we ready for the millions who will be leaving their captivity in these days, from tribes, tongues, faiths to meet the True Light that shines for all.

By: Beverly Turnbo

Beverly Turnbo — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:56:24 +0000

When significant world events happen, we always remember where we were on that day. On November 9, 1989, I was in the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. for a policy discussion with a few of my fellow graduates from the Federal Executive Institute. When the news broke about the fall of the Berlin Wall, all of us, including the Israeli embassy staff, were caught by surprise. Needless to say, the subject of our policy discourse changed dramatically from Israel to the political, economic and cultural impact of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I do not recall any discussion that day about the role of the church and its revolutionary candle prayer vigils, so I’m grateful for your article, Philip, and for shedding more light on the truth behind the wall’s collapse. The Lion of Judah’s roar can sometimes be so quiet that it goes unnoticed by many, but His presence cannot be denied or ignored. The truth shall set us free.

By: Alistair DSilva

Alistair DSilva — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:04:44 +0000

It’s interesting how the church seems to have played a role in this particular political change. The good lesson to learn from history is that it can and should play a role in politics since that is but an extension of a Christian’s engagement with the world around. It seems logical to me as well since one cannot tackle the ills of society without tackling the political systems and ideologies that often directly result in or very often precipitate those very ills. Withdrawal from politics only leaves room for those with a lesser moral compass to enter in and occupy that space.

By: Donna Erickson

Donna Erickson — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 04:13:05 +0000

Thank you Philip for this important and inspiring story. I have most of your books and am currently enjoying your book Grace Notes everyday.