Many missionaries are plagued by doubt. Not usually about the message. At...
Ming Ming
Yesterday before the leaders meeting, St. and I whittled the list of potential names down to six, and at the end of our meeting, we presented the names to everyone, along with some verses to explain what the name would mean for our church. Then everyone got to make two choices, and we tallied the […]
Between A Rock And A Sandy Place
D. is a girl that’s been coming to our Bible study since early summer. She’s a local, so she was able to continue attending during the summer break, and, as a result, has learned quite a bit about the Bible. As I was taught, I really believe that she, like all other true believers in […]
You Know, That One Guy’s Friend
There’s a lot of things that I don’t know that I wish I did know (there, I said it). For example, I’d love to know how every person at our Bible study tonight found out about the study and ended up there. This would give us a good idea about how contagious we are, and […]
What’s Not In A Name
The other day I wrote down a few names, six or so I guess, that I thought would be good names for our church. A couple of the regulars, with a couple of city names and college-student-ish labels tossed into the mix. It’s really quite a bit tougher than I thought it would be. The […]
Pacing In Their Cages
Our leaders meeting is nearing the mid-point of its ten lesson basic discipleship course. We’ve been teaching them a lot – granted, a drop in the ol’ bucket of knowledge belonging to a twenty-year American church-attender, but leaps and bound ahead of the average student that finds their way into our Saturday Bible study. And […]
Wireless
One of the most completely foreign aspects of life here in China is the outdoor morning markets. In all different parts of town, from the small hours of morning to an hour or so before lunch, a few blocks of street transform into a food and clothing market. The house our Bible study meets in […]
Waste Not, That Ye Be Not Wasted
My naysaying friend, Sn., reappeared at the Bible study Saturday night after a several week absence. He’s really not all that much of a pain. He’s friendly, genuinely appreciates the Bible study, and tells me that he’s praying for me. Not many of the new Christians are likely spending much time in intercessory prayer, much […]
Pathetic Prophet
Internet problems galore. So my blog posting has been galess. Lot of excitement lately, and I feel completely drained today. Had a great time with our Bible study last night. The two services were a little more balanced (certainly more balanced than last week!), and I guess we ended up in the high 60’s after […]
“Do Cops Shoot At Bank Robbers?”
What goes through a bank robber’s head as he stands in the lobby before pulling out his gun? He knows that he’s there on illegal business, and he knows that no one else knows… yet. I don’t really know what that feels like, but I think about it sometimes (in a purely healthy way, I […]
Zoom In, Zoom Out
I’m absolutely amazed at how wrong I was about what kind of questions I would be facing here. And I never admit I am wrong, so you can be sure that I was really, really wrong. I really thought I’d be killing myself to prove to people that there was a God, that they were […]
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