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Resolution Number 4 - Make Friends with Those From Other Places And Cultures
Today we come to the fourth of Chuck Lawless’ ten New Year’s Resolutions that are intended to help us grow in Cross-Cultural Mission awareness. This one is relatively easy to do and comes with a very low price tag: “I will learn about internationals in my community. Missions begin at home, especially when God is […]
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Resolution Number 4 - Make Friends with Those From Other Places And Cultures
Today we come to the fourth of Chuck Lawless’ ten New Year’s Resolutions that are intended to help us grow in Cross-Cultural Mission awareness. This one is relatively easy to do and comes with a very low price tag: “I will learn about internationals in my community. Missions begin at home, especially when God is […]
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Resolution Number 3 - Pray For An Unreached People Group
The third of Chuck Lawless’ ten New Year’s Resolutions, all of which relate to cross-cultural mission, says: “I will learn about, and pray weekly, for unreached peoples.” Lawless suggested that we “go to joshuaproject.net and do some research. Prayerfully choose a people, and pray that the gospel gets to them. Consider this truth: you may […]
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Resolution Number 3 - Pray For An Unreached People Group
The third of Chuck Lawless’ ten New Year’s Resolutions, all of which relate to cross-cultural mission, says: “I will learn about, and pray weekly, for unreached peoples.” Lawless suggested that we “go to joshuaproject.net and do some research. Prayerfully choose a people, and pray that the gospel gets to them. Consider this truth: you may […]
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Resolution Number 2 - Pray For Missionaries
The second of Chuck Lawless’ ten New Year’s Resolutions, all of which relate to cross-cultural mission, says: “I will pray for missionaries by name at least one day per week. Maybe you already know a number of missionaries. If not, ask your pastor to help you connect with some for whom you can pray.” To […]
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Resolution Number 2 - Pray For Missionaries
The second of Chuck Lawless’ ten New Year’s Resolutions, all of which relate to cross-cultural mission, says: “I will pray for missionaries by name at least one day per week. Maybe you already know a number of missionaries. If not, ask your pastor to help you connect with some for whom you can pray.” To […]
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Resolution Number 1
Last Sunday I listed Chuck Lawless’ suggestions for 10 New Year’s resolutions that relate to cross-cultural mission. Lawless wrote: “I’d like to challenge you to think more externally and globally with your resolutions this year. The new year is another opportunity of grace to be part of reaching the nations.” The battle most of us […]
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Resolution Number 1
Last Sunday I listed Chuck Lawless’ suggestions for 10 New Year’s resolutions that relate to cross-cultural mission. Lawless wrote: “I’d like to challenge you to think more externally and globally with your resolutions this year. The new year is another opportunity of grace to be part of reaching the nations.” The battle most of us […]
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10 Cross-Cultural Mission New Year’s Resolutions.
Here is a suggestion. If you make New Year’s resolutions, why not make some that are cross-cultural mission related? Chuck Lawless wrote “If you’re like I am, your New Year’s resolutions are often self-focused. We plan to exercise more, eat less, save more dollars, take more time off, accomplish some long-delayed goals, and generally make […]
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10 Cross-Cultural Mission New Year’s Resolutions.
Here is a suggestion. If you make New Year’s resolutions, why not make some that are cross-cultural mission related? Chuck Lawless wrote “If you’re like I am, your New Year’s resolutions are often self-focused. We plan to exercise more, eat less, save more dollars, take more time off, accomplish some long-delayed goals, and generally make […]
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Bernie May - Christmas In The Amazon Jungle.
It was only a few days before Christmas. Bernie May, a pilot for Wycliffe Bible Translators, had successfully delivered emergency medical supplies to an isolated Amazon village. His relief work done, he eagerly anticipated flying back to spend Christmas with his wife and children in their South American home-away-from-home. But darkness fell and he knew […]
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Bernie May - Christmas In The Amazon Jungle.
It was only a few days before Christmas. Bernie May, a pilot for Wycliffe Bible Translators, had successfully delivered emergency medical supplies to an isolated Amazon village. His relief work done, he eagerly anticipated flying back to spend Christmas with his wife and children in their South American home-away-from-home. But darkness fell and he knew […]
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A Prayer Meeting In A Haystack That Changed U.S. Church History!
Historians say that all Christian missionary organisations in the U.S. trace their history back to the Haystack Prayer Meeting. In August 1806 five students from Williams College in Massachusetts met to pray and to discuss William Carey’s unusually entitled booklet “An Enquiry Into the Obligations of Christians To Use Means for the Conversion of the […]
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A Prayer Meeting In A Haystack That Changed U.S. Church History!
Historians say that all Christian missionary organisations in the U.S. trace their history back to the Haystack Prayer Meeting. In August 1806 five students from Williams College in Massachusetts met to pray and to discuss William Carey’s unusually entitled booklet “An Enquiry Into the Obligations of Christians To Use Means for the Conversion of the […]
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We Need Mrs K, Mrs W and Mrs J Today
Last week, in talking about J O Fraser, my final comment was as follows: “Fraser highly valued the prayer support of Christians back home. He wrote that ‘it is God who gives the increase, and this increase can be brought down from heaven by believing prayer, whether offered in China or in England. We are, […]
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We Need Mrs K, Mrs W and Mrs J Today
Last week, in talking about J O Fraser, my final comment was as follows: “Fraser highly valued the prayer support of Christians back home. He wrote that ‘it is God who gives the increase, and this increase can be brought down from heaven by believing prayer, whether offered in China or in England. We are, […]
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James Outram Fraser - Don’t Forget J.O. Fraser!
Though I have written about J.O. Fraser (James Outram Fraser (富能仁; 1886–1938) before in this column, his stature amongst missionaries is such that a regular reminder is necessary. Sean Cheng wrote in ChinaSource: “In the remote mountains and ancient forests of China’s Nujiang Grand Canyon, near the Myanmar and Tibet borders in Yunnan province, live […]
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James Outram Fraser - Don’t Forget J.O. Fraser!
Though I have written about J.O. Fraser (James Outram Fraser (富能仁; 1886–1938) before in this column, his stature amongst missionaries is such that a regular reminder is necessary. Sean Cheng wrote in ChinaSource: “In the remote mountains and ancient forests of China’s Nujiang Grand Canyon, near the Myanmar and Tibet borders in Yunnan province, live […]
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David Bogue - A Forgotten Father Of Cross-Cultural Mission.
David Bogue (1750-1825) is "one of the greatest of the forgotten figures of Church History", especially in the history of Christian missionary work. He lived at a time when cross-cultural missions from the UK scarcely existed, but his influence and vision, though forgotten, are as great as any other man or woman of that time. […]
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David Bogue - A Forgotten Father Of Cross-Cultural Mission.
David Bogue (1750-1825) is "one of the greatest of the forgotten figures of Church History", especially in the history of Christian missionary work. He lived at a time when cross-cultural missions from the UK scarcely existed, but his influence and vision, though forgotten, are as great as any other man or woman of that time. […]
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