Category: Missions

seeing THE big picture

I am not a writer…at all. The following will likely come out/off like a rant…I’ll apologize at the outset. There are so many things that have been swirling in my mind that I haven’t been able to zero in on any one area – so at the risk of just staying stuck in this “writers-paralysis” …

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The value of a prostitute

How do we determine the value of a person? It’s a good question. Before you spout off the token, “every person created by God has value,” I want you to make sure you really believe it. Does the prostitute have value? Is she valued enough to be unconditionally accepted into the church? I don’t mean …

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***Warning: 3 Very Offensive Words***

Repent and believe. Incredible how those three little words elicit such strong reactions from people (both positive and negative). I was privy to such display recently (primarily negative) by way of a picture depicting a follower of Jesus holding a sign that’s message was “Repent and believe in Jesus”…because he was outside a sci-fi convention …

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The Gospel…there is no substitute

God: How do we change the world? Evan Baxter: One single act of random kindness at a time. God: [spoken while writing A-R-K on ground with a stick] One Act, of, Random, Kindness. Cute movie with some entertaining and nice themes but the exchange at the end between Morgan Freeman (God) and Steve Carell (Evan …

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