This is a list of a few people I was researching today. I had heard of John Wimber a number of times but did not really know much about him. Vineyard = John Wimber pretty much. He also mentored or impacted quite a few ministers of today also. I also stumbled upon another overlap I… Read More Bios of a few influential people
Subtitle: God’s relentless pursuit of our character. Our lives are very fast paced these days. To-do lists, status updates, live news and email in our phone bring things directly to us. It increases almost everything accept our ability to have patience. That virtue, that fruit of the spirit that seems so antiquated when we look… Read More From Calling to Captivity
Bulbs are planted in the fall but they bear fruit in the spring. For the bulb the winter is a time of waiting and expectation. Everything the bulb needs to burst into vibrant color and celebration is already there but it is not time. Advent is the same and today the 21st there are only… Read More Advent
The life of this man is much fuller than this quote can convey but it is in that sacrificial life that he has lived time and time again courageously. Belief and convictions come to us more easily than courage. Convictions can be intentionally developed, reconditioned and strengthened throughout one’s lifetime. Courage, on the others hand,… Read More Courage
Passion. Short and sweet is the common thread between a twenty three year old and someone three weeks into a relationship. In both instances you are full of opportunity and little responsibility. You could run in any direction and in every direction you see opportunity Your eyes are wide with ambition and a bit of ignorance. The world… Read More Why being 23 is like a 3 week old relationship and why you should desire it
This was an observation from a while ago that I thought I’d share. It is Friday, the 20th of May. I started the day reading the history of Maghreb. From the Pagans, to the Romans, to the Christian influence, on to the Arab Conquest. Noon-time I leave for cous cous. As I return on Avenue… Read More The King
From Fons Trompenaars, post number one in a series looking at different cultures and a Biblical worldview. The Universalist attaches great importance to the observance of rules. The behavior tends to be abstract. In universalist, rule-based societies there are certain absolutes that apply across the board. They apply regardless of circumstances or particular situations. What is right… Read More Universalism vs. particularism (What is more important, rules or relationships?)
I recently was pointed to a wikipedia page that described a breakdown of different cultures based on seven criteria. My friend asked me to comment on my home culture and on a culture I have lived in outside of my home culture. Then to comment on what parts of culture have been hard to bridge… Read More God’s Word and Fons Trompenaar’s 7 Dimensions of Culture
We’ve all heard this and we chuckle when we hear it but the reality of it is the reason it continually gets used. I know that I didn’t know calculus or world history at that point but there are somethings we knew so clearly and vividly as children that could have a refresher on now.… Read More Everything you need to know you learned in kindergarten.
There are a few phrases that Paul said that really impact me. Take Acts 20:24 “But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus to testify to the gospel of the grace… Read More Paul’s priority and the power of the message
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