It’s been said that self-esteem is the single greatest need facing the human race today. One prominent pastor, in defending this thesis, has defined self-esteem as “pride in being a human being.”1 A sincere study of Scripture, however, seems to suggest that self-esteem, rather than being our greatest need, might be part of humanity’s problem. […]

In 2006, URC missionary Neal Hegeman was deported from Cuba for preaching without a government-approved license. At the time, he served as the MINTS coordinator for Cuba. When he left, 121 students were studying MINTS courses on a weekly basis. He asked master’s level students to continue the program in his absence. Two coordinators who […]