John Grasty

Oct
28

Life hurts - Part 3

Jesus maintained the tension of present pain and future glory without falling into our trite sayings (see last post). It
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Oct
18

Life hurts - Part 2

Most of us fall into a routine of using trite sayings to answer difficult situations. They are often true--at least
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Oct
17

Already Decided | Link from challies.com

This is a brilliant piece that recognizes that life is more complicated than we generally think. We make more excuses
Oct
10

Life hurts - Part 1

Life hurts. Yet we try to deny this fact. Not outright denials, but in hushed undertones. Christian art often is
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Oct
10

Streaking Meteors and Faithful Stars

I thought this was good and encouraging. First, I didn't know Jim Elliot had a brother. Second, this is a
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Oct
04

People are people

I appreciated seeing two different missionaries write about how they have found people in drastically different cultures to simply be
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Oct
01

Art, Nakedness, and Redemption

This is a good look at a disturbing trend within the broader Christian world. William VanDoodewaard carefully examines the New
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Sep
30

Missions Strategy

This is adapted from the ministry information packet we send to churches as we seek support. Since few read this,
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Sep
27

Missions Philosophy

This is adapted from the ministry information packet we send to churches as we seek support. Since few read this,
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Sep
23

Gospel Centered

This is adapted from the ministry information packet we send to churches as we seek support. Since few read this,
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