2015-03-18T15:39:30-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/literature/ http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11463 2015-03-18T15:39:30-05:00 Over 20% of the world’s population can speak English to some degree. And since English is the language of the Internet, much higher education, and the majority of websites, there is a big incentive for young people in every nation to learn it. With only about 360 million people as first-language speakers, 75% of the 1.5 million are using it as a second language. Of course, in an ideal world, there would be adequate Christian resources, online and offline, in the heart language of everyone. But failing that, we should be making our evangelistic and discipleship resources as accessible as possible to all second-language English speakers. How? http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/5724 2011-10-20T15:07:30-05:00 How a culture portrays itself and its ideals in art (including film, literature, music, even clothes design) is obviously deeply intertwined with its worldview. http://internetevangelismday.com/missionary.php 2010-08-14T08:11:07-05:00 Ongoing ministry for missionaries: “It’s like I never left” “I wish I could go back,” is the response of many missionaries when they get back to their home country. Reasons for not returning can be many: age, health, caring for older family members, children’s education, finance, or a volatile political situation. Happily, there are many ways that a returned missionary can continue to minister to his or her country of service. Many are involved in some area of prayer and mission advocacy – encouraging prayer involvement and mission commitment within their home churches. Many can maintain mentoring links with national believers, or be involved in translation work. In these days of population mobility, they can often find a sizable population of ‘their’ people in larger towns. http://internetevangelismday.com/revise.php 2010-08-08T05:56:36-05:00 Checking, editing and rewriting is an essential part of the writing process. In fact, it should take much longer than the writing of the first draft version. It is also very important to shorten pages and cut out all unnecessary words. Less is more. http://gospel.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/04/frank-peretti-under-appreciated-pioneer-of-christian-literature/ 2009-11-05T09:34:16-05:00 The novels of Frank Peretti (and other Christian fiction writers) might not be timeless classics for the ages. But did Peretti help Christians grow and mature in their relationship with literature?