Author: Philip
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What If the Detour Is the Destination?
There is a horror travel story that goes like this… In 1985, an American businessman landed in Los Angeles after a long-haul flight from West Germany. Exhausted and eager to get home, he only had a short one-hour hop left to reach his hometown of Oakland. No one is quite sure what happened next. Maybe Read more
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Faith in Decline? Rethinking the Crisis Facing Japan’s Christian Church
We all love numbers. They help us feel like we have a handle on things—especially in Christian mission work. Whether we’re trying to communicate “the need,” “our effectiveness,” or “progress,” we often turn to statistics, percentages, and ratios. But sometimes, numbers can say too much—or not enough. Let me give you an example:Between 2019 and Read more
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The Power of Our Worship and Praise
It seems that worship has become a central part of the work we do here. Whether it’s leading praise meetings, gathering at home to pray and lift praises to the Lord, or even climbing mountain peaks to exalt His name—we are constantly drawn into His presence through worship. Even during evangelistic outreach in the park Read more
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“Hard for who?”
In 2018, I travelled to Tokyo for two weeks. The first week, I participated in an evangelistic conference—Learn, Share, Testify, Repeat. It was a fantastic time; we saw God touch lives, and I felt honoured to be part of it. But I was hungry for more. A hunger for more of God is never a Read more