November 2008
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Sunday Miscellanea
The Girl In The Window - Probably the most heartbreaking news story I’ve read in a long time, but worth it for the hope that adoption and a good family can bring as well as for the important look at the developmental needs of children.
The Decline and Fall of Charity - “If you think retailers have it bad this Christmas, consider the effect that a slumping economy will have on...
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Giving Thanks In Mongolia
In the spirit of David Letterman and High Fidelity, I’ll make a list. Here are the top 10 things I’m thankful for in Mongolia. 10. The ability to be a minority and an outsider. Don’t get me wrong, this is actually one of the harder parts of living in M*ngolia. A lot of people here don’t like foreigners and they’ll go out of their way to yell at you, bump into you,...
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The Law & Gospel Of The First Year Of Marriage
Almost a year into marriage and this week I discovered that my approach has been all wrong.
Well, not all wrong but I’ve certainly uncovered a major flaw.
The enemies of the Gospel - and coincidentally our default modes - are legalism and license. License is easy to spot because, well, it’s rebellion that says, “That’s nice that I’m redeemed and grace is...
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WatchVideo courtesy of The Gospel Coalition.
I read something today that AW Tozer wrote in the early 1960’s that is on topic.
“How long do you think it will be, if Jesus tarries, before some of the amazing new churches like those in the primitive Baliem Valley of Iraian Jaya, Indonesia, will be sending gospel missionaries to Canada and the United States?
If that upsets you, you...
Friday Miscellanea (11/22/08)
I come across a lot of stuff that I read, listen to, or see that I think, “Hey, I want to mention that on my blog”, but because they’re short they tend to get bumped for longer or more timely pieces. That being the case, I think I might start a regular Friday Miscellanea post where I put together a few things I want to mention but don’t have enough time to write a longer...
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Martyrs, Irony, Nuance, Ambiguity, & the Church
(Those are jello cubes by the way.)
What can we learn from even the briefest glimpse of history?
Every year, John Piper performs a great service to the Church and does a biographical message on the life of a significant figure from church history. He’s done Augustine, Athanasius, Luther, John Newton, J. Gresham Machen, and Charles Spurgeon among many others.
They are a great service to...
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Take Heart
15 When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, Alas, my master! What shall we do? 16 He said, Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them. 17 Then Elisha prayed and said, O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see. So the LORD opened the...
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WatchMy beautiful wife made another video with one of her students, Zayaa, that I think is fantastic. I hope it helps give you more of a sense of what it’s like out here.
An Interview of Sorts: An Update & A Week In The...
The very kind Doc sent me a message recently that had some good questions about our time here in M*ngolia - so good in fact I thought they might make a good blog. Thanks Doc!
“What’s your official (satisfying governement agencies) reason for being there?”
My official reason for being here is that I’m a Peace Corps volunteer’s husband. My work visa was secured by...
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