Life hurts - Part 3
            Jesus maintained the tension of present pain and future glory without falling into our trite sayings (see last post). It
        
     
    
                    
    
    
    
    
        Life hurts - Part 2
            Most of us fall into a routine of using trite sayings to answer difficult situations. They are often true--at least
        
     
    
                    
    
    
    
    
        Already Decided | Link from challies.com
            This is a brilliant piece that recognizes that life is more complicated than we generally think. We make more excuses
        
     
    
                    
    
    
    
    
        Life hurts - Part 1
            Life hurts. Yet we try to deny this fact. Not outright denials, but in hushed undertones. Christian art often is
        
     
    
                    
    
    
    
    
        Streaking Meteors and Faithful Stars
            I thought this was good and encouraging. First, I didn't know Jim Elliot had a brother. Second, this is a
        
     
    
                    
    
    
    
    
        People are people
            I appreciated seeing two different missionaries write about how they have found people in drastically different cultures to simply be
        
     
    
                    
    
    
    
    
        Art, Nakedness, and Redemption
            This is a good look at a disturbing trend within the broader Christian world. William VanDoodewaard carefully examines the New
        
     
    
                    
    
    
    
    
        Missions Strategy
            This is adapted from the ministry information packet we send to churches as we seek support. Since few read this,
        
     
    
                    
    
    
    
    
        Missions Philosophy
            This is adapted from the ministry information packet we send to churches as we seek support. Since few read this,
        
     
    
                    
    
    
    
    
        Gospel Centered
            This is adapted from the ministry information packet we send to churches as we seek support. Since few read this,