by Debby Efurd | Nov 30, 2018 | The Second Mile
When I first heard of the death of a young American while trying to share the gospel to one of the most isolated tribes in the world, I was intrigued, yet not surprised. Missionaries have been sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ for centuries, many meeting horrible...
by Debby Efurd | Oct 8, 2018 | The Second Mile
I believe many people nowadays would say we live in the dark ages. I’ve heard, “our future looks bleak,” “we’ve dug ourselves into a mess that we can’t get out of,” or “I have no hope anymore.” I’ve made similar comments, but they lessened when I started focusing on...
by Debby Efurd | Feb 7, 2018 | The Second Mile
A famous quotation of Albert Einstein says: “The world is too dangerous to live in-not because of the people who do evil, but because of the people who sit and let it happen.” I think you’ll agree there is plenty of evil in the world for all of us. Pick a topic, a...
by Debby Efurd | Nov 1, 2015 | The Second Mile
I can’t count the number of times I’ve said, “believers of Jesus Christ should be salt and light in this world.” Salt to preserve the truth and light to shine God’s light into a dark world. One of the ways I thought we could affect change for good was by...
by Debby Efurd | Mar 26, 2015 | The Second Mile
When I was a little girl I would pray, “God, please make all the sick people in the world get well.” I would later pray, “God, please heal my Uncle Buster.” He didn’t get well. Later in life my brother was killed in...
by Debby Efurd | Feb 22, 2015 | The Second Mile
Any society that devalues human life at any level will eventually destroy itself from within. Abortion, euthanasia, pornography, human trafficking, child abuse, all the social issues facing our culture has created a huge mission field for the Church of Jesus...
