I wish I had time to craft a piece of literature about the time among the Muslims of Dearborn, MI. It was great to walk the streets with my brother Karl and to be engaged in ministry with him again some fifteen years after he and his family were commissioned as tentmaker-missionaries by our church … More Reflections on Dearborn, Michigan and Muslim Outreach
Wednesday is for Prayer Short Term Missions Trip Yesterday, I drove over to Dearborn, MI to join up with a group of men and women from South Carolina, Ontario Canada, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, and include a grandfather with two of his grand-daughters, to do Muslim outreach for the week. Prayer walking, literature distribution, … More Muslim Outreach in Dearborn, MI
Tuesday is for Preaching But he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” [Luke 4:43 (ESV)] This is why you were called to plant a church-planting church. There are other people in other towns who … More Stop Planting Churches: Do Something Better
Sunday Musings I was at it again Saturday, asking embarrassing questions of restaurant personnel while with a friend. JimmyJohns in Big Rapids, MI was the site this time and my somewhat shocked friend was the son of my pastor friend in Michigan who I am filling in for while he is away on a much … More What Will You Do with Today?
Thursday is for Discipleship The following quote from Leslie Newbegin is, I think, brilliantly perceptive: In discussions about the contemporary mission of the Church it is often said that the Church ought to address itself to the real questions people are asking. That is to misunderstand the mission of Jesus and the mission of the … More The Nature and Mission of the Church
Thursday is for Discipleship Peter and John had been detained and questioned by a Sadduceean Council. They had preached the gospel and it had gotten them into hot water with the one’s responsible for Jesus’ crucifixion. Didn’t matter to them. Jesus was not in the tomb and they knew that “there is no other name … More Who Needs Prayer? Everyone Who Needs Boldness
Monday Discussion Since the point of the parable of the four soils (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; Mark 4:1-20) is that those who … truly hear and receive the word of the Kingdom (the seed) … become fruitful (the seed sown in them produces fruit with more seed) for the Kingdom … Question: Is it possible to … More The King Wants Fruit from the Seed He Sows
Weekend Musings I have been telling the story and recommending the video/DVD for years of the Mouk tribe in Papua New Guinea for at least a dozen years. The first video which was only about 29 minutes long is now available in two parts on Youtube.com. If you are not weeping and praising God at … More You will weep with praise or you just don’t understand the gospel
Thursday is for Discipleship My daughter sent this to me via email. Beyond the greatness of the video, it is thrilling to have children who love Jesus passionately and live for him daily. Love you Meredith.
Friday is for Heart Songs God calls us to more than just nursing the wounded and helping those defeated by life and choices and tragedy. We have a holy calling to proclaim the ministry of reconciliation. People need the gospel that you and your people have believed. Don’t doubt that. Live in light of that. … More Telling It Like It Is: Spiritual Warfare
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