The Next Letter — ‘I’

The number two letter in my alphabetized subject quotes is the letter ‘I’.  (See my earlier post using the letter ‘T’).

Identity:  Have you heard about the man who said he not only had an identity crisis, but also an energy crisis.  He didn’t know who he was, and he was just too tired to find [...]

Some Select Quotes

In 1990 we went to Singapore where we stayed for the next five years.  My work permit was obtained by the church that invited me to serve as part time missions pastor.  The job also included some preaching, so I began taking down short quotes that I thought I would use in sermons.  My quotes were [...]

May I Rant a Bit, Part II

Not long ago I posted an entry under the title of May I Rant a Bit in which I raised some questions about the ‘unreached people groups’ paradigm in missions.  Today I came across an article, “Metrics of Missions: Measuring Faithfulness and Fruitfulness” by Justin Long (The Mission Exchange 2010:3:4-5).  The following quotes are related [...]

A Polish Nun?

Here is a really good article from the New York Times. I loved his line about wanting to be a Polish nun when he grew up!

Making People Uncomfortable

The last few years I have been reading, writing and speaking about social issues like HIV/AIDS, poverty, the environment, justice, and sometimes people get uncomfortable with me.  So this quote from John Perkins just has to be shared: “My concern for the poor and for social justice made many evangelicals suspect I was theologically liberal. [...]