<I put this on my other webpage... the missions page of my wife and mine. But it is relevant here as well... so here it is.> One of those things that is considered “normal’ in the mission field is getting robbed. It is simply presumed in many cases that since one is moving to a …
Continue reading Robbery and Missions— a Generally Balanced Reflection
Sometimes as Christians we talk about the idea that this world is not our real home--- heaven is our real home. One of my favorite gospel songs as a youth spoke of this. The first verse said, "This wold is not my my home, I'm a just a passin' through. If heaven's not my home, …
Quote from the movie, "Men in Black"-- where "K" explains what it means to become a member of the the 'MIB" Edwards: What's the catch? K: The catch? The catch is you will sever every human contact. Nobody will ever know you exist anywhere. Ever. I'll give you to sunrise to think it over. Edwards …
Continue reading Serving as a Christian Missionary— Is It Worth It?
It is strange that I have been involved with full-time Christian missions for 17 years and have been teaching Christian missions for 13 years and yet I have never found definitions for "Christian Missions" and "Missionary" that I like. Some are too narrow. For example, some definitions for missionary limit to those who are commissioned …
Continue reading Defining “Christian Missions” and “Missionary”
I suppose the term "Strength" is a bit of a loaded term. Very commonly what one may consider a strength another could consider a weakness. A strong desire to lead or dominate can be seen as a strength. When we think of great leaders in history, we think of their drive to lead as part …
So I was talking to a friend of mine named Tom (his name is NOT Tom) who is a minister in an Asian Country where Christians are a tiny minority. He was talking about mission work in his country. He noted that missionaries had brought a lot of good things to his country... such as …
When I was young, the word Nautilus made me think of one of my favorite books, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." And this corresponds with one of my favorite movies (of the same name). Then when I was in the US Navy, the Nautilus made me think of the USS Nautilus (SSN-570), the first …
Jackson Wu recently wrote an article--- "Why I Left the SBC and IMB." It is a very interesting read. It is well-thought out, and he focused on reasons that he had direct experience with rather than the "A friend of mine told me that..." As a member of the SBC, I feel pushed two ways …
I finally had a chance to watch the documentary "Many Beautiful Things." It is on the life of Lilias Trotter. She was a missionary of the early 1900s in Algeria. I connect with the story. Like me, she was a missionary who was not sent out by a traditional mission agency or society. But I …
A few weeks ago, I was online with a meeting of team of supporters. Another missionary who we are connected with here in the Philippines was also in the online group. This meeting we were invited to join, but we were not the focus of the meeting. Nevertheless, we were asked to give a quick …