Living and Teaching Stories Rooted in the Mission of God
It was New Year’s day and the streets of Barcelona, Spain were full of white lights and endless energy. Jan and I slowly strolled down Las Rambles (Barcelona’s most popular street) and took in scene. There is something about being in a different culture that puts you on your heals a little bit. Not knowing …
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I recently read a book with an illustration that profoundly resonated with my life experience. The author (Paul F. Knitter) compares one’s inherited worldview (culture, tradition, geography, etc.) to that of a telescope. A telescope offers a beautiful and clear view of a few starts in the sky, but it fails to offer such a …
I love to impress people. I mean, who doesn’t? For example, just last night at our friends’ house the topic of Giants baseball and my long time fanhood jumped into our conversation. I was asked how painful it has been to be a Giants fan for so long and I quickly responded by retelling the …
This past Sunday night I had the opportunity to teach at our local church gathering. We have been studying the book of Acts all fall and I was assigned chapters 19-23, which make up Paul’s 3rd missionary journey. There are two incidents in the passage that end up turning into all out riots against Paul …