by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 1, 2008 | Evangelism
Its the first of the month. Another post from the archive. My Idolatry of Evangelism I have a confession to make. I have made an Idol out of Evangelism. Sin is a two-sided coin with unrighteousness on one side and self righteousness on the other. Idolatry is...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 15, 2008 | Christian Living, Evangelism
When did we start expecting our missionaries to come back alive and unharmed? If you look back through church history you see this is a new expectation. Back in the day, the Christians who went out to preach the Gospel had already died (to themselves). They saw their...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 8, 2008 | Christian Living, Public Speaking
Since we are on the topic of confidence, here is another post from the archive. The world says, “be self-confident.” Jesus says, “put your confidence in me.” The world says, “you can do anything you put your mind to.” Jesus says, “you can do nothing apart from me and...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 11, 2007 | Book, Christian Living, Short Stories
Spring planting would begin soon and it was time to make the yearly sacrifice. Pagiel’s father had died so it was now his job to make the pilgrimage to the Temple. At age 19 he had never been to Jerusalem, but he had heard the stories. He took a donkey loaded with...