missional space

Be the champion of mistakes

February 24, 2010

I’m scared of it…you’re scared of it….it paralyzes some and terrifies others. A select few embrace it and learn to turn it into success. Most of us experience a failure to fail. On an average 2 hour shoot I will usually shoot 200-250 photos and in the end I’ll end up with 20-25 good images. [...]

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Is God vanilla?

February 22, 2010

Imagine walking into your favorite ice cream place….and finding out all they have is vanilla. Maybe it’s Ben and Jerry’s and all they is “Vanilla Ice baby baby”…and other options such as “Super vanilla”. They may have a few varieties….but they’re all vanilla. Imagine your disappointment as you realize no matter what you get…it all [...]

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Are we justified to lie in Jesus name?

February 5, 2010

So you’ve read the news about the “missionaries”/kidnappers in Haiti. If you haven’t…google it and then come back here. It’s not looking good for them getting out of Haiti any time soon. It’s starting to look like the leader of the team…Laura Silsby is really behind this entire disaster. Evidence is coming out now that [...]

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Trying too hard to finish well

January 18, 2010

Over the last six months I’ve seen several people finish up their term on the field. For some they were relocating, for most they were finishing their term and returning to the US. The thing I kept hearing from many of them….”I need to make sure I finish well.” You have to understand the tone [...]

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Cheez its and solitude

January 11, 2010

I’m now eight days into my stateside assignment (furlough) and it has been a crazy time so far. We’ve been blessed to be able to stay with family in a very large home….fed lots of food….celebrated two additional Christmas days…received more gifts…ate more food…and have drank more than my share of sweet tea.
A few things [...]

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see you in January

December 13, 2009

Traveling, packing, seminary classes, saying goodbyes. This is what my life is full of right now. Three weeks from today we’ll be back in the good ole’ USA for a much needed stateside assignment. I must admit, I have alot in my head…alot of thoughts and posts floating around but I honestly don’t have time [...]

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I wish all roads led to heaven

December 4, 2009

In some of the recent US elections we’ve been forced to deal with the legitimacy of non-Christian religions in the US. For seemingly political reasons candidates have made them all appear equal as not to offend any voters. The sad thing is that many of us actually believe all roads and faiths lead to heaven.
Following [...]

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Where is the {mission} in missional?

November 23, 2009

For so many missional has become another movement. Another way of identifying a style of ministry. It started as a radically different way of looking at the world. It was about taking the Gospel off of the campus and out into community…allowing the Gospel to once again flourish among naturally-occuring communities. It was born out [...]

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Did William Carey choose wisely?

November 17, 2009

When I first got interested in missions his biography was one of my first reads. I was so inspired by his courage and determination. He saw a need and heard the call to be the solution and overcame overwhelming obstacles. He paved the way for modern missions in regards to funding, Bible translation, and language [...]

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What if we flipped it all around?

November 10, 2009

Do we truly value people? Do you value people on your team? Do you know their stories? What fires them up? Do you view people as a tool or a treasure? What if we created an organization or team that asked people what they thought, what they valued? What if we allowed people’s dreams and [...]