Nigerian Bishop Jwan Zhumbes has had a difficult time. Many of you will know that he came to this country at our invitation to address Christian persecution. While here, he complained of stomach pains and so we had him examined by a GI specialist. Much to our shock, he was Read more
Nigerian Bishop Zhumbes receives grim news from home … and a grim diagnosis in Birmingham, Alabama A Christian hospital and its physicians exhibit “the grace effect” How should we respond to our own suffering? Is suffering a legitimate reason to reject belief in God? The development of our souls I Read more
Exactly fourteen years ago, a visitor common to all humankind stole his way into our home. We sensed his presence but could not fully grasp it. We never welcomed him, but he welcomed himself, and felt very comfortable in our midst. He lived with us for a couple of months. Read more
I’d like to give an update on the two events for Anglican Bishop of Bukuru, Nigeria, Jwan Zhumbes. Both events were sold out and Bishop Zhumbes was very well received. He shared from his heart. I asked him to hold nothing back and to give attendees a picture of the Read more
Christian persecution, government corruption, and how Muslims are funding the Islamization of Africa. LISTEN NOW
At the time of writing this, I have been in Nigeria for almost a week. My time here defies a simple description or even a simple narrative. Experiences are intensified by the extreme emotions one feels in a place like this: The encouragement I felt at meeting people with whom Read more
“Go about this trip confidently and being friendly, but never betraying yourself as a first timer [to Nigeria],” my friend, Jwan Zhumbes, the Anglican Bishop of Bukuru, had warned me. “Do not ask questions that will sell you off as someone who has never been here before … And answer, Read more
Embassies and consulates are a country’s storefront. In them, nations typically endeavor to put their best foot forward because they know that these outposts not only represent their country, but are quite probably all that most will ever see of it. The idea is to impress, to make a statement Read more
“Don’t go. I swore I would never go back there,” came the voice of my friend Jay Smith on a trans-Atlantic Skype call. “I’ve been in over sixty countries. I’ve been all over Africa. I lived there, and I’ve never felt unsafe the way I did in that country. There is something Read more
“Don’t go. I swore I would never go back there,” came the voice of my friend Jay Smith on a trans-Atlantic Skype call. “I’ve been in over sixty countries. I’ve been all over Africa. I lived there, and I’ve never felt unsafe the way I did in that country. There is something Read more