September 16, 2009
Among African Christians, too many of us are.
by Langham Scholar Sunday Agang
for Christianity Today magazine
A seminary student told me a story that had been circulating in his church: A member of his congregation sold his wife’s life, so she died in an automobile accident. The church member remarried, but kept a room in his house [...]
July 30, 2009
Confronting Violence in Nigeria with Christ’s Love
by Langham Scholar Philip Tachin
Can you comfortably sit in the same car with someone that you think is an enemy? Would it be God’s plan for you to sometimes sit together or help such a person in some way? On July 26, we woke up in Nigeria with the [...]
July 30, 2009
One Langham Scholar’s Hometown Celebration
by Helen Goody
Communications Manager
John Stott Ministries
The congregation feasted, women danced, and the choir sang. Dignitaries were there; friends and family were there. And above all, this congregation in the heart of Nigeria praised with fervor the awesome glory of God. It was an event that Langham Scholar Philip Tachin will never [...]
July 28, 2009
The ‘non-Catholic’ Latin American church is going full steam ahead—but are we on the right track?
by Langham Scholar Milton Acosta
for Christianity Today magazine
It is widely recognized that the majority of Christians in the world today live in the Southern hemisphere. Along with Christianity gaining a new geographical center, theology, too, is moving south. If you [...]
July 28, 2009
by Tiffany Randall,
Project Manager,
Langham Scholars Program
As a chaplain, lecturer, executive director, and author, Langham Scholar Riad Kassis has dedicated his life and studies to help the Arabic-speaking church better understand the Word of God. His new release, Have You Known Your Spiritual Gifts? A Practical Study on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit (Beirut: Dar [...]
July 1, 2009
by Tiffany Randall, Project and Events Manager, Langham Partnership International
Biography
Nupanga Weanzana grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Wanting to become a lawyer, Nupanga studied law for two years after high school at the University of Kinshasa. Though successful in his studies, he was involved in a car accident that prevented him [...]
June 22, 2009
By Ma’afu Palu, Langham Scholar studying in Sydney, Australia
As some of you know, I am married to Elizabeth and we have three boys, Tevita (9), Freddie (4) and Albert born this April. We’ve been here in Sydney four years now, studying for a PhD – thanks to the generosity of Langham Partnership Australia and the [...]
December 29, 2008
By Dave Hoffman, vice president
John Stott Ministries
Langham Scholar Juan-Jose Barreda is just about to complete his Ph.D. in Theology from ISEDET University Institute in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His dissertation is on the “Messianic Expectation in the Qumran Writings and a Comparison with the New Testament.” While Juan-Jose’s dissertation is certainly an impressive reflection of his [...]
October 17, 2008
by Helen Goody
communications manager, John Stott Ministries
About 1.4 million people make up the contingent of the Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines, a group that is primarily strong in its Christian faith. Interestingly enough, many of the churches in that community are self-governing, self-supporting, and self-propogating, getting little help from foreign missions. It is this indigenous [...]
June 13, 2008
by Chris Wright, International Director, Langham Partnership International
Kwame Bediako passed away this week. Langham Literature Director Pieter Kwant and I had the opportunity to visit him at the Global Church Tour in Grand Rapids in April, where he and his wife were spending some sabbatical time at Calvin College. Mark Hunt, Langham Partnership International’s [...]