In Nik Ripken's book The Insanity of Obdedience, he describes three important elements of a mission effort: the needs of the lost (people without Jesus), worker concerns, and the sending body/agency. One of these elements will be the top focus of the mission, and the other two elements will supplement the main goal. In a worker-concerns oriented mission, the …
Month: August 2016
Meditation at Midnight
I cannot sleep, Dear God, I cannot sleep! I cannot sleep Because so many hands keep Beckoning me. And faces stare, And voices, piteous voices call Upon the midnight air. And God, O can it be That once upon a time, like me Thou couldst not sleep? Because of many hands Outstretched from all the …
Blog Introduction and Giveaway
I'd like to introduce you to my friend Vicki Kauffman's blog, Written Down Big. Vicki's writing is exquisite, intelligent, and flecked with humor. Among my favorite of her writings is her series on womanhood. Just a quote to whet your appetite: "Did you know that in addition to beauty appreciating, service rendering, and baby-producing faculties, …