Archive for October, 2008

Ethiopia: Christ is too simple for the adult

While in Ethiopia, my translator, Bareket, shared why he is compelled to teach children of the love of God through Jesus Christ.  He started off with a little story. One day a preacher came home and told his wife that two and a half people came to know Jesus...

Ethiopia: Story of confidence in God’s power

The third day in Ethiopia, Lacey (http://kansasandcosmos.wordpress.com/) shared a story with our team that I wanted to relay to the world.  It’s a story of good and evil, of deception and fear, of control and manipulation, of good over evil – the fairy tale, however, in truth and reality....

Ethiopia: WOW, God loves me dispite of my future

One of my teammates, Anne, shared a profound truth with our team one morning over breakfast in Ethiopia.  She opened with the idea that God is not stuck in the present like we are; he knows our past, but even our future.  Of course, he is God, no big...

Tangent: about my tenants of life

Ultimately, the one thing I wish to say to everybody is, “be willing to give up everything you hold dear for the sake of Christ.”  And, discern those things of God through the following: “Goodness, Rightness, and Beauty.”  God is Good and everything I do should be “good.”  Everything...

Worship – Evangelical or Catholic or what

I spent like 3-hours today listening to a Presbyterian theologian on a topic about worship.  It was quite intriguing as he went into explanation about church history, liturgy, and worship/praise.  The coolest thing was the fact that he contrasted Catholicism with contemporary Evangelism.  What I liked was the fact...