Yea, whereas it was wont to be made the certain mark of a graceless wretch to deride the godly, how few are there now that stick at secretly deriding and slandering those that are not of their opinions! A piousPrelatical man can reverently scorn and slander a Presbyterian; and a Presbyterian an Independent; and an …
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Good (hopefully) mission quotes
Hope Versus Optimism
Sometime back, I had written a post called "The Hopeful Optimist." It is AVAILABLE HERE. I have always liked the article. However, I wish I had seen the following quote, before I wrote it. Hope is by no means the exclusive preserve of religious people or the Christian community, but a universal phenomenon. As a …
The Holy Bible Among Other Scriptures
So what might we say of revelation in other religions? In an era past, the Scottish missionary to India John Nicol Farquhar famously championed the idea that Christ fulfills the best in Hinduism,[46] an idea that could be applied to other religions and their sacred texts. At the other end of the spectrum there is …
Is the Bible “Perspicuous”?
Reading my posts it should be pretty obvious that I am not a Systematic Theologian. In some sense, I am not much of a theologian at all. But I still try to see how to build a bridge between God's (relatively) unchanging revelation and Man's changing context. As such, theology is really supposed to be …
What is the Content of the Christian Gospel
"Regarding the content of the Christian gospel, the gospel story of Jesus occupies the central place, but students should be instructed to avoid majoring on one phase of Jesus’ earthly life only, as often seen in Western preaching. Often, liberal churches in the West major on the life of Jesus, while conservative churches often major …
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Missional Presence Proclamation Quotes.
I was reading an article that had been put on Academia.edu. The title of the article is "New Paradigm for Christian Mission: Mission as Christian Presence" by Arun P. John as a project for a course at India Bible College and Seminary. As I was reading it, I saw a quote I rather liked: "The focus …
Quote on “Three-Dimensional Great Commission”
The Great Commision is not so great when it is one-dimensional instead of three-dimensional. Here, let me humbly reprimand us as evangelicals, among whom the very term "Great Commision" caught on like wildfire in the first place. We have essentially equated the Great Commission with the ministry of evangelism, with Matthew 28 earning the distinction …
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Why Did David Grab Five Stones?
This an excerpt from an article I wrote, suggesting the value of midrash discussions on Biblical narratives. In a group theological reflection, suppose the story of David meeting Goliath is discussed using aggadic midrash. Focusing on the initial part where David enters the field of battle, perhaps one of them, named “Bill,” tells a part …
Quote on Bible Storying
The beginning Bible storyer may be tempted to take one of the existing popular model sets of Bible Storying lessons, translate the story lessons verbatim, and begin using them. While this may serve to produce some quick, though limited results, it must be realized that each story lesson model must be crafted for addressing worldview …
Mission Quote after the Opium Wars
In the Spring of 1877, Protestant Missionaries joined together to meet in Shanghai to discuss a Christian missions view of opium in China. There were two wars often referred to as the Opium Wars. The first Opium War was 1839-1942 and the second 1856-1860. In both cases, much of conflict was driven by trade between …