I’m not a foreign missionary, and I cannot imagine the difficulty of daily, independent ministry life in another country. So my interest is always piqued by personal accounts and realistic portrayals in case such is where God will later lead. Recently I read a post that touched upon some of these issues, including [...]
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Missionary Life
Posted in Life, Missions on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Biblical Language
Posted in Bible, Life, Thoughts on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As a very short aside, I listened to a presentation on European missions this morning, and we prayed for our missionaries abroad. The speaker passed out “prayer covenant” cards.
The idea of a covenant in the Old Testament in clear. It is a serious, binding agreement in which at least one party commits on penalty of [...]
A Lesson in Humility
Posted in Life, Thoughts on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I woke up late this morning. I was supposed to be up at 6am for prayer and prep for an event, and instead woke up at the time of the event. Sheepishly, I must admit that I didn’t want to go, that I would rather have missed it entirely than to arrive late. Perhaps that [...]
Two Surprising Lessons
Posted in Life, Thoughts on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight our fellowship had a workshop on the care of people with disabilities. Among the different ideas offered was the advice to refrain from overusing the word “stop.” Stop using the word stop! The point was made largely in reference to instructing children, but the point has good theological grounding. Just as we are commanded [...]
Daily Life in a Homeless Shelter
Posted in Blogs, Life on November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So now I’m trying to figure out how I got here – what was the chain of events that took me from being a reasonably abnormal church going, WOW Worship buying, bible-study leading church membership guy to, well, this deeply dissatisfied person who is very much on the outside looking in. Frankly, it began shortly after I [...]
Ann Coulter, Offending with Truth
Posted in Interviews, Life, Politics, Theology on October 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I remember having a conversation a while back in which I offended someone, and then tried to explain why it was unreasonable that they were offended. Let’s just say it didn’t fly. That’s exactly what I thought of when I read the transcript of Ann Coulter on Donny Deutsch’s The Big Idea. Well, read for [...]
Discernment, Speech, and Willow Creek
Posted in Blogs, Life, Thoughts on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Phil Johnson has what looks to be another thoughtful post, regardless if you agree completely with his convictions or not. It is profitable to see such an exchange between him and Adrian Warnock on the topic of discernment and speech. It begins like this:
The esteemed Dr. Warnock has made yet another post (plus a bonus [...]
Upcoming Movies: Bella
Posted in Life, Love, Movies on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There has been some very good promotion and buzz for this upcoming movie Bella. See below for the trailer as well as some expectations and opinions. It would be great to add another to the list of edifying and encouraging movies in my collection.
From JoshHarris:
I saw a few snippets [...]
Struggles with Pride
Posted in Books, Life, Lists, Quotes on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Do you struggle with pride? Lou Priolo has a list of prideful attitudes and actions in his book Pleasing People, and my brothers typed it up for us to review and use for accountability. We chose three that we struggled with most, and coincidentally our top struggle was nearly unanimous (number 4). [...]
“Hanging Out” to the Glory of God
Posted in Life, Lists on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Jim Ellif offers some wise advice about being intentional and hanging out (advice I need, being on the introverted end of the spectrum!):
Find a hanging out place, or several, in your area. This will be easier for some than others. I’ve even spent some time in the local hamburger place. For most this will have [...]
