14 June 2026

Good morning from London! I’m on a brief layover en route from Istanbul to Atlanta. Below are some photos from the Aegean Voyages of Paul and the Antioch Seminar—more to come in the next June newsletter! The fellowship was excellent, and I learned even more about this remarkable part of the world. Thanks for your prayers while I’ve been away. In this issue:

  • Against the Flow: A new video series
  • “Live Son or Dead Daughter?” — gender issues
  • A European reflection on contemporary Christian music
  • Areas of need — for potential donors.

           

       

          

       

1st line: Aegean sea / Patmos windmills / Athens Acropolis / Thera / Library of Celsus (Ephesus)
2nd line: Temple of Artemis (Ephesus) / Heraklion (Crete) / Palace of Knossos (Crete) / Windmills of Rhodes / With Levent Oral (Tutku president) and Ben Witherington III (NT scholar)
3rd line: Patmos x2 / Black vanilla ice cream in almond cone, Rhodes / My talk, Antioch / Knossos
4th line: Mountain Theological Seminary professors / Turkish carpet, Ephesus / Thistle, Antioch / With NT scholar David deSilva

Against the Flow: New Video Sermon Series

I’m in the midst of creating a third series of iFaith messages. These are short video-sermons (10-15 minutes in length). They have been created for the underground churches in Asia, but those in other parts of the world may benefit from them, too.

Live Son or Dead Daughter?
by Alan Shlemon

“Would you rather have a live son or a dead daughter?” This question has stopped many parents of transgender-identifying children in their tracks, but here’s why it’s merely emotional blackmail masquerading as compassion.

Click on the image for the article from STR

Christian Music Makes Me Uneasy:
A European Perspective, by Nadine Templer

Click HERE for the article.

Q2 Engagements

Apr: The Call, with Nancy Sabato — interview on When God is Silent
Apr: Athens, GA: Against the Flow
Apr: Atlanta Braves Front Office Bible Study (Sermon on the Mount)
May: Private Counseling
May: Atlanta Braves Front Office Bible Study (After Death, 2 sessions)
May: Communion as Fellowship (international communion service)
May: iFaith series "Against the Flow" commences (66 talks, 2026-2027)
May: Athens, Greece (Sunday service)
Jun: Greece & Turkey: Paul’s Aegean Voyages
Jun: Turkey & Cyprus: Antioch Seminar
Jun: Local Women's Bible Study series
Jun: Atlanta Braves Front Office Bible Study (Salvation I)

Financial Needs

If you would like to be part of this ministry through giving financially, please note the following areas of need. Note: IBTM has already met these needs in faith that the donations will come.

  1. Antioch Seminar sponsorships: dozens of men and women from around the world were sponsored to attend the recent Antioch Seminar. Total cost: $85,000.
  2. Evangelistic biblical material: Indonesia: $190. Nigeria: $225. Ghana: $84. Gambia: $20.
  3. Bibles for Uganda: $531

To donate, CLICK HERE. You can indicate the target for your gift in the memo line. Thank you!

For all bulletins 2004-2026 (100s of pages of biblical material), click here. Access the website here. New material every week—typically, every day! Become a website member ($1/week, paid annually) here. Your membership is a tremendous boost to this ministry. To donate, click here.