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REMEMBERING GEORGE
I did not know George well, but my path was privileged to cross his on several occasions through the years. I guess I first came across him and his uncompromised commitment to the gospel when I was in college and read his book Revolution of Love and Balance. Continue reading
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ANCHORS FOR THE SOUL
I have been thinking about the way we teach a Biblical basis of Christian mission starting with God’s call and promise to Abraham in Genesis 12. I think we do ourselves a disservice when we don’t root Genesis 12 in … Continue reading
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ST PATRICK’S DAY THANKSGIVING
My first encounter with Thanksgiving came in the 1990s just weeks after my move to the United States. Growing up in England I did not experience this most American of festivals. My meagre endeavors to explain that, “Yes” we do … Continue reading
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PREPARING THE WAY IN THE WILDERNESS
The long, hot day sinks below the horizon and the night blooms full with the sound of frogs and crickets. The air is heavy and heat lightning flashes around the sultry sky. A mosquito buzzes nearby, then falls silent, swatted … Continue reading
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THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST
A Reflection for Easter of 2019 The West African nation of Niger is a somewhat out-of-the-way place. It is one of the poorest of nations, and, sandwiched between the African powerhouse of Nigeria, and the sparsely populated Sahara desert, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Cross of Christ, France, Kingdom of God, Missions, Notre Dame Fire
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SOCIALISTS AND CAPITALISTS – A STUDY IN CONTRASTS
In September I had the strange experience of traveling from a week in Venezuela to a Business as Mission Conference in Philadelphia. The contrast between a nation where an experiment in socialism has gone extremely wrong, and a gathering of … Continue reading
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OF NATIONS
“Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven”. Acts 2:5 I’ve been reading in the book of Acts recently. This book tells of the establishment of the church as believers in Jerusalem begin to form … Continue reading
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BLEEDING HANDS AND BLISTERED FEET
– A Christmas Meditation – Through a series of recent mishaps my fingers got cut. First, I cleared out the sink and did the dishes. I wiped a glass, not realizing it had fallen into the sink and the rim … Continue reading
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Malatya Remembered
One day in April of 2007 I was sitting in my office in Richmond when I received a call from a friend. “Some guys have been held hostage and we believe they may have been murdered. We don’t know who … Continue reading
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OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON
Reflections on Matthew chapter 2: 13-23 The Escape to Egypt 13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. … Continue reading
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