It has been truly said that the Church of Jesus Christ is perpetually only one generation from extinction.  Christians have the Lord's promise that the Church never will die off, but that is no guarantee that the people we know and love will come to trust in the promises of God in Christ Jesus.  Moreover, faith in the God of the Bible has effects that go far beyond our destiny in "the next world."  This moment may be more pressing than many for Christians to take the Pentecost call to spread the good news of Jesus conscientiously...