A lot of Christians like to use the term "Karma" while others feel that it is wrong because of its connection to a wide variety of Eastern faiths including, but not limited to, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. For me, a word is just a word. It is a neutral symbol until a meaning is associated …
Month: June 2014
A Burst of Light and a Gentle Fading Away
I have been teaching Missions History this term in Seminary. Since I live and teach in Asia, I like to focus on missions history in Asia. Frankly, there is a lot more missions history in the East than the West anyway. In the first millennium, the churches of Jerusalem, Antioch, and Edessa spread the faith …
Models of Pastoral Care
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What to do with Idols
I come from an area where idols (as a physical representation of a god, or a material focus of worship) are rare at best, but we find them more here in the Philippines in different forms. As Christians, what do we do with them? Some suggest they should be destroyed, noting I Corinthians 10:20 (and …
Dual Citizenship and God Flipping a Coin
A former pastor of mine shared the following controversial quotes from William H. Willimon and Stanley Hauerwas in "Lord, Teach us: The Lord's Prayer & Christian Life" "To invoke the name of the free, mighty God as patron of our causes is to take the name of God in vain. So when a president prays …
Why you should study philosophy, even if you’re a plumber
Why you should study philosophy, even if you’re a plumber.
Historical Christian Mission Movements
I rather liked the chart in Patrick Johnstone's book "The Church is Bigger than you Think: The Unfinished Work of World Evangelization." The chart shows the major mission movements from the beginning of the church age until the 21st century. Curiously, I couldn't find ANYTHING on the Internet that was remotely useful in this area. …
The Most Common Factor in Declining Churches
The Most Common Factor in Declining Churches.