July 22, 2026

Dear Friends,

This week, one man prayed with me according to the pattern of Luke 18:13 & Romans 10:9.

He is an international postdoctoral researcher in the Chemistry Department. There was a recent death in his family, and he was unable to return to his home country to comfort his family and grieve with them. So he came to my office and shared his struggle. As soon as he walked in the door, he told me of the death in his family, and he said, “I need to go to church with you.” He has never been to a church before. We spoke for a while, and I prayed with him. I gave him the church location and the time, and he arrived at the Bible study precisely on time. Then he attended the church service. and then came to our home for lunch. He repeated the same pattern the following week. Over lunch, I told him I’d like to explain Christianity to him and that, in 1 hour, I could teach him more about it than most Christians even know. He agreed. So I invited him to my office last week, and I took him through the gospel message. I have slides that use Scripture texts in his own language to aid in his understanding. He readily received the word of truth. I gave him a Bible, since he had never owned one before, and a copy of “Growing in Christ”. Furthermore, he returned to the church this past weekend, even though I was away. And he is now in discipleship Bible study with Mike Jackson, whom he had already met in the Bible study class.

There is nothing in the world that brings me joy like seeing someone transferred from the dominion of darkness to the kingdom of light.

Colossians 1:13-14

For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Acts 26:18

…to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.

God bless,

Dr. James Tour