This is a video from the Lausanne Conference describing how God is working in the Middle East and North Africa. If you want to read more on this you can check out “Light Force” and “Secret Believers” by Brother Andrew, or “Which None Can Shut”, by Reema Goode. Brother Andrew also has a website called [...]
Archive for the ‘Missions’ Category
Christ in the Souk
Posted in church, gospel, Missions, world view, worship on November 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chris Wright: Mission is God’s Mission Before It Is Ours
Posted in Bible, gospel, missional church, Missions, quotes, reading on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chris Wright, in his fine commentary on Deuteronomy (NIBC series), comments on the “missiological significance” of Deuteronomy (page 8): Deuteronomy is a book for people on the move, literally at first, spiritually and morally thereafter. It sets Israel on the boundary of the land and looks beyond that boundary to what lies in store for [...]
A Small Act
Posted in culture, justice, Missions, world view on July 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I happened to watch a documentary on HBO this weekend called “A Small Act”. Here’s the synopsis from the website- “When Hilde Back sponsored a young, rural Kenyan student, she thought nothing of it. She certainly never expected to hear from him, but years later she does. Now a Harvard graduate and a Human Rights [...]
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Posted in Missions, Uncategorized, world view on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On July 11th there were a pair of terrorist bombings in Kampala, Uganda, in crowds watching the World Cup Finals. When I heard about it, my first thoughts were directed towards our high school kids who were in Uganda on a mission trip. Thankfully, they were safe as they were in another city at the [...]
Hungry for God’s Word
Posted in China, food, Missions, Uncategorized on July 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I recently read David Platt’s book Radical. In the beginning of the book he recounts his experience teaching the Bible to a group of believers in an Asian underground house church. He talked about how despite less than ideal conditions- they met in a crowded, sparse, poorly lit room with no amenities- they went for [...]
Memphis Teacher Residency
Posted in church, justice, Missions on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
what are the casualties of the church retreating from society and forming their own safe little enclaves away from “the dangerous world”? look at the memphis city school system and you will find out. tragedy. but the church is rising to her call to be a light in the darkness, to be amassedors for Christ, [...]
Advance Memphis
Posted in culture, Missions, why i love memphis, world view on June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Advance Memphis is a ministry in the Cleaborn/Foote neighborhood run by our good friend Steve Nash. They have just been awarded the South regional “Hope Award for Effective Compassion” by World magazine and are featured here in World’s most recent issue. If you want to be both encouraged and challenged about what’s happening in Memphis, check the links [...]
Statistics and Stories
Posted in culture, gospel, justice, Missions on June 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the Emmaus class last Sunday, we heard testimonies from Laurin Maddux and the Ingers. Laurin talked about training counselors who work with orphaned girls in Albania. The Ingers told us about their relationships with internationals in Memphis and their recent trip to India. In both cases, we were confronted with overwhelming need. The extreme [...]
Romans 15: Paul’s Collection for the Poor
Posted in church, missional church, Missions on May 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In Romans 15:24-29, Paul tells the Romans he wants to use them as a base for going to Spain, to unreached people groups. But first, he has something else to do. He is engaged in “that paramount object of uniting the Jews and Gentiles. Union among Christians we here see placed even before the carrying [...]
Ministry Win or Fail?
Posted in church, missional church, Missions on April 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
When I step into Scripture, I frequently bring my concerns with me: I desire to know God more; I’m looking for help to say something beneficial for my Sunday School class or an insight into the gospel that encourages my kids; I desire to see something encouraging about laboring for Jesus. But sometimes the biblical [...]
