My Reponse to Christian Index Article
This is my email response to a recent article in the Christian Index concerning the Christmas in August special offering. The Christian Index Article is located here: http://www.christianindex.org/5710.article Hi Joe, I read with interest your article entitled, “Will the real Christmas in August please stand up?” I serve as Pastor and as Associational Moderator. In those capacities I have encouraged my church, and my association’s member churches, to take a Lottie Moon Christmas in August Offering. I must admit that I was a little surprised to hear about the WMU emphasis of Christmas in August for NAMB missions. I will expound on that later. I was intrigued by several of your statements and I will respond to them one at a time. First is your statement,...
Read MoreA Theology of Mission: Begin with the end in mind
I am developing a theology of Missions that I can communicate to my church. My goal is to begin this endeavor by helping them to see God’s vision for eternity, and how what takes place in our time must contribute to that end, or its vanity. So, this first study is intended to present the end-game, so to speak; that we may begin with the end in mind. What John Saw Revelation 21:1-2 NASB (1) Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. (2) And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. The appearance of the heavenly city from God! The description of the city as “a bride adorned” is a...
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