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Month: December 2011
Saint Boniface, Celsus, and Power Missions
In some previous posts, I have looked at Saint Boniface as a traditional model for Power Encounter. He used Ecclesiastical power (orders from the pope) and Political power (letters from Charles Martel) to go into pagan German villages and (among other things) desecrate pagan shrines (a clash of Divine power). I have questioned the value …
Missions Quote – 1928
If this same topic were written today, closing in on 90 years later, there would be a few changes... but not many. This quote is from the 1928 Jerusalem Conference of the International Missions Council. Throughout the world there is a sense of insecurity and instability. Ancient religions are undergoing modification, and in some regions …
Missions Training. A Weariness to the Bones?
So what is the right amount of training for a missionary? Here in the Philippines, I see many people go off on missions (or come here on missions) with little to no training. This is especially true of bi-vocational missionaries or self-funded missionaries. In some cases people go on missions with an adequate amount of …
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Wonderful Example of Contextualized Interpretation
Interpretation and Application of Scripture is affected by culture. In theory, the farther we are from Bible Culture, the more difficult it is to interpret (and apply). But that is not necessarily always so. Many cultures have characteristics that relate very nicely to a passage of Scripture. Consider this passage: Remember you who are Gentiles …
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Missions “Thinking Outside of the Box”
Having been in business, academics, and missions, I have heard this a lot: "We need to think outside of the box." (The word "of" is optional.) The expression sometimes seems profound, but sometimes it seems trite and annoying. Therefore, I really enjoyed an article by Dan Pallotta. I will copy the first two paragraphs from …
Thoughts on a Painting
I am not much of an art connoisseur. Sometimes I wish I was. There are some paintings, however, that do strike a chord with me. One of them is "The Neophyte" by Gustave Dore. I loved looking at it at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia. He did a number of etchings based on the …
“Bazaar” Missions
I was reading an article in the International Journal of Frontier Missions (Spring 2011) and I saw that I was quoted... which is kind of cool. I'm sure some get used to that, but it's still fairly new to me. I had written an article on the use of trade routes by the early Christians …
A Man of God “Worth His Salt” Part II
In the first post, I noted that a missionary (or Christian servant leader) needs trial and tribulation to learn, grow, and bring out the best in himself or herself. BUT... what does that mean regarding missionary preparation and training. I don't know, but here are a few issues. 1. Some churches and mission agencies think …
A Man of God “Worth His Salt”
A pastor of a church I used to attend had an interesting saying... “I've never met a man of God worth his salt who had never been through the fire.” The statement is American slang. It essentially says that a man or woman of God who is competent and full of the fruit of the …