Month: July 2018
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MALPRACTICE IN CROSS CULTURAL MINISTRY
FAILING There are ways we can fail in our pursuit of cross-cultural ministry. I refer to this as “malpractice.” I am not speaking simply of not achieving our goals but of going about ministry in ways that actually hurt people, hurt the reputation of the church, and possibly bring slander to the name of Christ.…
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The Danger of Following an Ideological Line
It is hard not to say something about this latest activity by our President, and I speak of the comments President Trump made in Finland about Russia. I recently heard a lecture by Professor Peter C. Mancall of the University of Southern California (Audible –The Teaching Company) in a lecture on the American Revolution. …
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WHAT IS YOUR POLITICAL POSITION?
Where do I stand? I don’t think the middle is a proper understanding of my position. I am trying to stand on the Rock, on the Word of God, from his “fixed” position. This is opposed to partisans in America, whose positions shift, though they are often referred to as “being on the right,”…
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MISTER BIG STUFF, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
Do you ever get bothered by pictures of young white people surrounded by little black children, whether American or African, as they send out stories and messages of their latest mission trip or urban experience? I’m all in favor of “best practices” when it comes to community development and ministry. I am in favor of…