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The Son of Man Came Not To Be Served, But…
Read more: The Son of Man Came Not To Be Served, But…Christians are a servant-hearted bunch. At least, we ought to be! And usually we are, to one degree or another. We love our King who humbled himself, took on the form of a servant and died a humiliating death on a cross for us. This event has gripped our hearts, and we want to likewise…
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Leviticus, Janner Igiby & The Other Side of the Altar
Read more: Leviticus, Janner Igiby & The Other Side of the AltarOver the past month I’ve been reading the Wingfeather Saga to my daughter. It is fun to see her eyes open wide at the twists and shocks of the story, and to see it spill off the page, into her imagination, creating a world within her mind. We’ve just finished the section where Janner Igiby…
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Teleported to Glory
Read more: Teleported to GloryIn the next couple of weeks, we are going to have our first visitors from home, coming out to our adoptive country. Dee’s mother, brother, and sister-in-law-to-be, will be on their way back from a trip to Australia, and on the way to Ireland will stop off with us in South Asia for a week.…
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The Change Along The Way
Read more: The Change Along The WayThe story goes, that when the Cambridge Seven (distinguished young British missionaries who had left their popular sports careers and student lives, to move to China) arrived on those Eastern shores, that they had somewhat of a run-in with their new team leader – Hudson Taylor. Hudson Taylor was well known for his deep commitment…
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Trust Not In Fluent Lips
Read more: Trust Not In Fluent Lips“Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?” – Galatians 3:3 For new missionaries, the realm of language learning is a battlefield. Never mind the funny mistakes one makes (E.g. You try telling your students that you’re proud of them, and instead tell them that you’re pregnant…), on…
Imitators of Those 