Sometimes this collision happens. Today was my day. While reading about a Ph.D. student, I was shocked when the caption noted he was part of the “class of 2020.” 2020?! I immediately thought that was a long way off, then remembered we’re about to enter 2016. The next thought to […]
Wisdom
I remember the first time I shot a shotgun. It was a 20 gauge. I was in the fourth grade. A can was placed several feet in front of me. My puny arms struggled to hold the gun level. I attempted to take aim; it was an exercise in futility. […]
Ban the Shotguns
Do you regularly tell tales? Leaders tell well the magnificent tales. Paul did this (2 Thess 1:4). I do this. “The lips of the wise spread knowledge” (Prov 15:7, ESV). What are you going to tell today? ——— What does innovation in missions look like? I addressed this topic last […]
Telling Tales
Many people will not share their thoughts about an issue until they have thought about what someone else thinks about the issue. They major in thinking about the thoughts of others. They are always looking over their shoulders because they do not feel that it is safe to think for […]
But What Do You Think?
No one attempts to sell real furs at a PETA convention. Members of Greenpeace do not encourage one another to support more off-shore drilling and insecticides. Members of the NRA do not make motions to stop all guns sales in the U.S. Common sense says these things do not occur. […]
Selling Furs at a PETA Convention
We’re no longer going to believe that if God wants the heathen saved, then He’ll do it without us. We’re going to use means. We’re no longer going to work only along the coastlines; we’re moving to the interiors of these countries. We’re no longer going to build mission stations; […]
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