... on Apr 14, 2011 Recently, a friend wrote to ask me what it means to have a call. Here was my reply: Our first call is always to ...
mfetting - 02/01/2012 - 9:05pm - 0 comments
... name means " he laughs " because his mother found it amusing that she would bear a child in her old age. Esau was a ... was born grasping the heel of his brother. Any guess on what his name means? Naomi suffered much in her life and changed her nam ...
mfetting - 02/01/2012 - 5:56pm - 0 comments
What does it mean to be 'missional'? As Engage magazine embarks on a journey with you ... mission, we invite you to reflect on the idea of what it means to be "missional." In the coming weeks and months, through our ...
bstevenson - 04/27/2012 - 1:49pm
... series, we are currently in the topic, "Mission: Is it justice, compassion or evangelism?" This week, we talk with James ... is the Messiah. Jesus replies “go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who ...
mfetting - 03/13/2012 - 9:18am - 0 comments
... description of the mission field (and I always imagine that it must have been on an early morning teaching walk) when he gestured to a ... field is there and the field is ready for harvest. So, what does all of this have to do with sitting down? Not much, unless you know ...
mfetting - 03/01/2012 - 4:53pm - 0 comments
... that God’s calling is to ministry, and the “where” of it makes me a missionary, and the “what” of it makes me a teacher – but it’s still the general call to ...
mfetting - 01/31/2012 - 7:54pm - 0 comments
... without offending is part of being cross-cultural. Why is it important for Christians to be able to be cross-cultural? The simplest ... first how to present it in a meaningful way. What is culture? A baby is born without culture. As the baby grows ...
gpottenger - 03/30/2012 - 3:40am - 0 comments
... Wednesday, January 18, 2012 It was a contest I just had to enter. Mrs. Vera McKim, our Upstate New York ... Carla Sunberg titled her 1996 book Faxes From Russia , what was cutting edge then now seems quaint. Since then, the Internet and email ...
dgbennett - 04/27/2012 - 12:16pm - 0 comments
... to ask the average lay person in the Mesoamerica Region what a “missionary” is, you might hear that a missionary is someone who ... the gospel of Jesus Christ which makes the person who hears it a new creature in Christ Jesus." What we see here is that it does not matter ...
mfetting - 03/01/2012 - 4:46pm - 0 comments
... live in the USA. Engage: What is your favorite aspect of what you do in your present assignment? ... everything that had happened before and after the fight. It has been a life-changing experience for him and has given him an opportunity ...
mfetting - 01/31/2012 - 7:50pm - 0 comments