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By Fred | Thursday, June 24, 2010
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Does it Matter? Going back to the introduction of the book, George Barna addresses the question, “Does it really matter how we practice our faith, as long as the activities enable people to love God and obey Him?” (p. xxviii) With a little thought, I think the obvious answer is, “yes.” He then says, “Does [...]
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By Fred | Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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I read an interesting and informative book a while back called Pagan Christianity, by Frank Viola and George Barna. Frank Viola is a strong proponent of the “house church movement” and George Barna is the “Gallup” of North American Christianity—a researcher who conducts objective information gathering through polls and studies. This book investigates the roots [...]
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By Fred | Wednesday, June 9, 2010
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I ran across a great quote in a book given to me by Scott Garvie of Tyndale University. It’s from A Ministry Dearer Than Life: The Pastoral Legacy of John Calvin by Victor Shepherd: “In his discussion of pastors, Calvin insists that their sole authority is in their pointing without impediment to the unique authority [...]
By Fred | Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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On Mother’s Day, Sunday, I took Michelle out for lunch because, well, it was Mother’s Day and because, well, she’s worth it. Along with us came Rob and his wife Val, Marty and his wife Debbie, and Gary and Bev (visiting from Cambodia). It was only afterward that I realized we had “three generations of [...]
By Fred | Saturday, April 24, 2010
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The narrative of Genesis tell the story of Joseph. He’s sold into slavery by his own brothers, much to his own disappointment. He ends up in Egypt to suffer the further disgrace of unjust imprisonment. Ultimately, he’s restored to a position of prominence for the sake of providing for his own family during a devastating [...]
By Fred | Saturday, April 24, 2010
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Jon (“Jontern”) Eagleson graduation today with his Bachelor of Theology.
By Fred | Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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We were taking the 45 minute flight from Manila to Cauayan (saving 7+hours of drive time). Before the flight, of course, is the obligatory safety demonstration–seatbelt, life-vest, oxygen mask, and, for more information, read the safety card in front of you. I picked up the card to find out that to access the oxygen mask, [...]
By Fred | Sunday, February 7, 2010
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Jeremy and I enjoyed a church service at Crosslands|Manila this morning following a short catnap after the red-eye from Bangkok. Great worship…the band seems to be improving all the time. I only recognized two songs but they’re not ones that we do. There was a special speaker this morning in Manila who was absolutely phenomenal! [...]
By Fred | Friday, February 5, 2010
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We returned from Siem Reap the day before yesterday–home of numerous ancient stone temples, including Angkor Wat, the largest religious building in the world. It’s quite impressive, as are many of the other temples that dot the forest in that area. It’s almost a funny contrast to the music/worship workshop we did with the Khmer [...]
By Fred | Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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We attended Gary’s Bible College chapel service today. I spoke about the message of Jesus transcending culture and how the Cambodian people are best suited to reach Cambodian people. I think it went pretty well, but they totally didn’t get the joke about the lawyer. I just got smirks from the white people there. This [...]