by Brad Buser | Feb 15, 2024 | Articles, Blog, Radius Report
The other day my wife and I were running (in the spirit of complete transparency we were doing more walking than running) around a beautiful bay located about a mile from our house here in San Diego. Our route took us past an elderly couple, probably two years older...
by Matt Bennett | Jan 16, 2024 | Blog, Radius Report
Ever since the mid-twentieth century, Christian missions work has been fighting to escape the specter of colonialism. Unfortunately, the fear of perpetuating such forms of cultural imperialism has caused some Western missionaries to abdicate their role of teaching the...
by Brad Buser | Dec 22, 2023 | Blog, Radius Report
In 1942, Irving Berlin wrote a song that was quietly listened to by a nation at war and tens of thousands of soldiers – men and women (my mom and dad were two of them) – who put on uniforms, many of them living in the middle of hostile war zones. For them...
by Brooks Buser | Nov 21, 2023 | Blog, Radius Report
If we think of missions and, more specifically, missions to unreached language groups, John Gibson Paton looms large.[1] Paton is a towering figure, primarily because of what the Lord allowed him to accomplish through unbelievable hostility and the level of suffering...
by Brad Buser | Oct 19, 2023 | Blog, Radius Report
One of the challenges that presents itself to many of our very capable students is… “Am I a Doctor, Engineer, Pilot, or a Christ follower first?” On one of my recent travels, I ran into a couple of young men who seemed to really love the Lord Jesus and are currently...
by Brooks Buser | Sep 27, 2023 | Blog, Radius Report
I am always intrigued when I read the writings of those from previous generations who served as missionaries, especially the pioneering sort. Where did their initial drive, their sustaining perseverance, get instilled in them? Without a doubt they were first and...