Imagine there’s three guys in front of you. Each one of them is given a hundred bucks. Then they are told that after an hour, something’s going to happen with their money. The first guy is told that after an hour, whatever money he has left will be taken away, no matter how much or […]
Archive | 2009
Not Destined For Popularity…
Okay… here it is. The last thing I’m going to say about teaching English in China. I keep telling myself so, anyway. Here’s the reasons why I am against teaching English in China in 90+% of situations. So if you’re thinking about going, have already gone, or know someone who’s going… here are the reasons, […]
The Raptor Mentality
It’s not your city… really, it’s not. I understand your city is the provincial, gubernatorial, military, extraterrestrial capital or regional headquarters of whatever, but it’s not really that different there! This is the most tired of excuses to live without boldness in China (and I find myself wanting to use it, too). It’s much easier […]
Church-Planting: Scary But Necessary
One of the most consistent differences between missionary endeavors that operate out of fear and those that operate in boldness is their emphasis on church-planting. A couple examples should sufficiently illustrate. First, when we arrived here in China, I ate lunch with a guy who’d been here for several years teaching English. In the course […]
What To Do With A Call To Missions
Here’s a common question (especially after a summer missions trip): what should I do if I feel God wants me to be a missionary? This is as important as it is common, too, because it is only a small percentage of people that commit to missions ever actually make it to the field. So it […]
The Danger of Luxury
Today I saw a man with two little kids sitting on the street outside a coffee shop begging. Kids were dirty and skinny, running from passerby to passerby, waving their old McDonald’s cups hoping for loose change. Just as I was really getting deep into feelings of guilt and compassion, I noticed something that I […]
Working Smart, Working Hard
The sad time has arrived for our summer interns to head back to the States. They have done such a wonderful job; God has used them in unbelievable ways! I pray that the Lord will give them glimpses of the true impact they’ve made here in China. I asked them last week (nervously) if the […]
Baptism Protection
Exciting day for us yesterday – the church’s second baptism service! We loaded up a couple of buses and headed an hour or so off into the countryside. The weather has been Seattle-ish for several weeks now, so we had no idea what would happen. The skies were overcast, and it drizzled occasionally. The water […]
Public Faith, Public Idols
We are working our way through the book of Daniel right now at church. Could anything be more practically related to college students? Away from home for the first time, confronted with a hundred new temptations, immersed in a culture that is completely hostile to their faith. We’re primarily studying the way our faith influences […]
Misappropriation
If you have a big blank space where a life-purpose should be, you should seriously consider getting involved in Chinese missions. Better yet, if you have a you-shaped blob where a life-purpose should be, you should consider getting involved. ‘Don’t I need to be called?’ Right. You need a special call from God to share […]
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