David Powlison 1949– 2019
David Powlison died peacefully at his home
in Pennsylvania on 7 June after suffering
from pancreatic cancer.
Growing up, Powlison attended a liberal
mainline church and
in high school he
thought Christianity was a polite veneer for
people who refused to face life’s hard real-ities. During that time he was confronted
with death and depravity, including bully-ing, the murder of a classmate, suicidal
friends, exposure to pornography, and drug
use. Later, he had an interest in radical pol-itics, protests, and New Age religion.
Ecuador: excited by the Bible
‘This is truly a miracle’, said the group of
church
leaders, pastors and spouses
in
Ecuador. The opportunity
to
receive
expository preaching training had helped
them cross denominational lines.
As an international trainer for Leadership
Resources International (LRI), I witnessed a
gathering last May that fostered Christian
unity among believers
from churches
in
Portoviejo, Ecuador. A ministry that equips
and encourages pastors around the world,
LRI gathered 25 ministers for instruction on
how to proclaim and apply the gospel with
greater skill.