Saul’s conversion on the road to Damascus is one of the most dramatic in the Bible. Here was a man so hardened against the gospel he was dedicating his life to snuffing it out, all in God’s name. In a flash of light, everything changes.
reflections
Last week, we interviewed candidates to join the Mission’s Timothy Discipleship Training (TDT) program, a program that combines school sponsorship with discipleship and church involvement with an eye toward developing future church leaders. The interviews, while somewhat dispiriting, were nevertheless useful as a study in
Some weeks back, I heard a sermon on one of the most dangerous passages in the Bible for anyone living in Karamoja. Obviously I refer to the parable of the unjust judge (Luke 18). On its face, it seems to be a parable about prayer,
“Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.” Hebrews 13:15 Thankfulness is self-propagatingLet it bloom and see the seeds form, scatter, and grow into more blooms multiplied and twirling eagerly in the sunshine
If I had to summarize the last few months in two words, they would be, “unexpected travel”. Numerous trips popped up and within a week or less of the decision we found ourselves on the road. Back in August we traveled to Kampala to renew
Up at the top of the list of parts of the Bible that seem generally pretty useless except as fodder for cross-referencers—along with the passage that parses whether one can eat a catfish, and the list of Esau’s descendants—are the personal remarks at the end
For me to live is Christ, to die is gain. Let me say it again, to live is CHRIST, to die is GAIN. As I received news of the death of four friends in Uganda while we have been away and another of a friend’s
Among the more strange aspects of missionary life is furlough. Not infrequently am I asked what the purpose of furlough is, and I struggle to give an answer. For most people, employment is year-round, broken by perhaps a few weeks here and there of vacation.