January 13th, 2009
Female. Beautiful. 20s. Missional. Single….yuk! There are hundreds of single women who love God more than their own life, believe in Jesus Christ as the only salvation for humanity and believe they are called to clarify this God and Savior to cultures other than their own. The single female missionary. It sounds simple, but there seem to be so many obstacles.
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January 9th, 2009
Today’s language is tenuous, because the current worldview believes life is in flux–it holds no absolutes.
Tags: Absolutes, Christianity, language, missions, Worldview
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January 6th, 2009
“But Lord! Didn’t we cast out demons? Didn’t we control carbon emissions? Didn’t we speak against injustice?” Green is good, but it cannot save. The Green Gospel must include Jesus as Savior.
Tags: Christianity, green, missional church, missional life, Missional Living, missional movement, Poor, Poverty, works salvation
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December 16th, 2008
One Sunday afternoon a few months ago, Bobby Joe Bucker, age 61, and I carefully waded chest deep into Indian Mountain State Park Lake. “Bobby,” I started, “I’m going to lay you back into the water. When you are fully immersed, I’ll start to lift you up. Just relax.” He interrupted in his humble gentle voice, [...]
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December 10th, 2008
We’ve been saying that missional living is powerful; that those who live it are seeing the living God at work. The following testimony is a sample of what we mean. To protect the author’s identity I have changed or omitted personal details. It is lengthy, but every line is powerful. I share it with permission, and [...]
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