So you want to be a missionary…
That's great. But be prepared for hard work! This is a tiny glimpse into the early months of cross cultural ministry.
The journal
More writing.
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Survey Trip - Part 2
There is a reason that it has been a few days since my last update. Actually, there are a two. First, it has been very hectic. There has been a lot to do, and we have accomplished our objectives, by and large. That's not the main reason. Really, I am
Survey Trip 2013 - Part 1
Why go on a survey trip? There is a lot of work involved in moving to another country. A survey trip is time that allows one to prepare for some of the living and ministry challenges that await life as an expatriate. Google searches only take one so far. For
Francis Schaeffer on T.D. Jakes…err…I mean Karl Barth
In recent years it has often been said that Karl Barth changed his views toward the end of his life. If this was so, then all could have been easily cared for by his writing one more book amongst his many books and, while he was yet living, making it
Sad Irony
Yesterday: I began reading John Piper's Bloodlines which is now available for free in pdf format. While there are many areas of theology and practice where I would disagree with Pastor Piper, I have been encouraged by the first four chapters. Racism is absolutely and unequivocally incompatible with the Gospel.
Hope
<img src="http://dbgi6clnbgca3.cloudfront.net/media/2012/4047982682_daf2b1ae70.jpg" w[> Not the maybe, kinda, sort of, middle school guy hoping the girl he has a crush on will ask him out to the Sadie Hawkins dance (or banquet for us IFBer's) type of hope.
Always Winter, Never Christmas
"Always winter, but never Christmas." This was the curse upon Narnia in C.S. Lewis' classic. Good writing is amazing. Lewis instantly transports us to a bleak world, but not just a bleak world–a world without hope. His five simple words capture the timbre of a life