cultural dichotomy

Featured Friday Quote

Posted on 24. Oct, 2008 by ray.

For Friday, October 24, 2008:

She introduced me to so many things, pasteurized milk, sheets, monotheism…

Dwight Schrute, The Office

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Everclear and Jesus

Posted on 19. Oct, 2008 by ray.

A friend pointed this out to me. Thought I would post it here for you to read through:

Jesus Christ didn’t have blue eyes or blond hair
He looked just like all those people that you want to kill
Spin your hell into a heaven you can sell
Make it look like California with a bible belt
Jesus didn’t look [...]

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Close the Door Behind You

Posted on 11. Oct, 2008 by ray.

We’ve lived here in Western Europe for about 2.5 years. When we first moved over I hadn’t given any thought one way or the other towards a strategy for impacting the lostness with our population segment. I had spoken with our team leader and knew his basic strategy for the city. But I came in [...]

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Featured Friday Quote

Posted on 10. Oct, 2008 by ray.

For Friday, October 10th:
To undertake an incarnational approach to ministry is to be sent as Jesus was sent–to empty yourself of all that alienates you from a people and to become to a significant degree as they are.
Scott Bessenecker, The New Friars // Courtesy of Alan Hirsch

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A Different Way

Posted on 04. Oct, 2008 by ray.

Somewhere along the way it was decided, not quite sure by who, that missions and all things missions related should be primarily handled by para-church organizations (think YWAM, IMB, SIM, AIM, etc.). The IMB for example, has some 5,000 missionaries around the globe supported through the Southern Baptist Cooperative Program and direct giving from SBC [...]

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