Jesus said, “There is no Prophet who is despised except in his city and among his kindred and in his house.” (Mark 6:4) Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)  The New American Standard Bible puts it this way: “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his  Read more »

The French Catholic theologian Claude Geffré prefers “evangelization” to “mission” because of the latter term’s territorial connotation and its historical link with the process of colonization.” Put aside the Roman Catholic theology for a moment and focus on the concern of Claude Geffré.   With that in mind, consider these questions:       1.  Read more »

Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”  Matthew 3:1-2   From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”  Matthew 4:17 Both John the Baptist and Jesus referred to the Kingdom  Read more »

Christopher J. H Wright, In his book “The Mission of God’s People,” says:  ”What pops into our mind when we see or hear the word “mission”? Perhaps we are more familiar with it in the form “missions”, which usually brings to mind all the cross-cultural missionary work of the churches we are familiar with. We think  Read more »

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I love the scriptures. I’ve loved them since God first opened my eyes to them. In fact, it was while reading the parable of The Wheat and the Tares (Matthew 13:24-30,36-43) that the Father drew me to Christ and gave me the right to become His child. (John 1:12) Every now and again, certain words  Read more »

What is “Discipleship Group?”  Check out THIS POST and then come back.  Welcome back! We’ve been waiting for this.  We haven’t wanted to force or impose our desire do reproduce what’s been taking place in our home in other communities.  It is, however happening quite naturally.  I like to think of it as “Church on  Read more »

In order to answer the question, we need to have some consensus on what it means to make a disciple. But first, let’s dispel any notion that “we don’t make disciples, Jesus does.” It would be better to say that “no one regenerates the heart other than the trinitarian God.” (Ezekiel 36:26) No one comes  Read more »

A friend recently asked me if it was possible that I was imposing my emphasis in God’s mission on others. It’s a hard-hitting question that, I admit, has caused me to think. Am I suffering from “My” myopia? Am I, in a sense, one of those who is placing heavy and unnecessary burdens on people?  Read more »

Sorry, I couldn’t think of any.  You?