One of the things that Stephanie and I love about our new church home is the intense emphasis on national and international missions.
The Summit Church has a vision to plant 1,000 churches in the next 40 years — most of them in un-reached countries around the world.
That’s right: one thousand churches
One vehicle for this effort [...]
You may have never noticed it before, but on the right sidebar of this blog, there’s an “Un-reached People Group Of The Day” banner…
Most of my recent experience as a follower of Jesus has been learning about the Church: what it is, is not, should be, and eventually will be.
I have worked to get a church started, worked to get a church established, worked with pay and without pay…
And this is still a topic that Steph and I [...]
I heart Francis Chan.
Take 3 minutes and watch this.
(Courtesy of Mr. Vitamin Z)
Next weekend, I’ll be in Durham with some of my favorite Bible teachers in the world.
I can’t wait!
There’s still room to sign up if you want to join me: www.Advance09.com
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This won’t make your 5:00 news, but it’s way more important than the latest defector from the Republican party…
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Mark Driscoll has a new blog post today called ‘Evangelism’.
…very interesting thoughts from someone I admire very much, but who doesn’t often say much on the topic.
Here’s a particularly interesting and insightful snippet:
Lastly, the fact that Jesus remains to this day an active evangelist is of great encouragement to me personally. It means that children [...]
My good friend Tricia and her husband just moved to Thailand with hopes of seeing children come to know Christ.
It’s especially interesting for me to read about their adventures because a couple of years ago I was with Tricia in Central Asia for a year and we learned a lot from each other as we [...]
Take a minute and read this article about human rights in Uzbekistan, a country of 30 million people run by a ruthless murderer.
Here’s an excerpt:
The case against Turgunov sends a chilling message to other activists that working for justice is a dangerous business in Uzbekistan. Despite the recent release of several other activists, new cases [...]
Did anybody see this? This guy blew the game for his whole team by celebrating too early.
He got prideful about his success.
Does anybody else notice a spiritual lesson in this? (video embedded)
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Most of my friends know that I spent a year in Uzbekistan, and that I would give a lot to go back.
I posted a bazillion pics from my trip when I first came home, but the server I used for those has become bogged down with spam, and most of the folks who read this [...]
Steph already mentioned today that when I go to a christian bookstore, I can be a little like a kid in a candy store. That isn’t to say that I like everything they sell in those places. In fact, I’d say at least 50% of it outright unbiblical… but even the unbiblical stuff engages me [...]
I’ve been (slowly) reading “Just Walk Across The Room” by Bill Hybells ever since I got it for Christmas. I’m still less than half way through it, but so far, I can’t recommend it enough! Last night, Steph and I were curled up in front of the fireplace reading, and these two pages really [...]
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