Pithy and Profound When we define, and distinguish between revelation, inspiration, and illumination what can you add personally to these definitions and examples. Revelation- God’s disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind; Example, one day I saw a squirrel running around a tree, rolling around and just having fun. It brought […]
Election – Check! Thanksgiving and Christmas – Be here before we know it! New Years – New Start! On January 5th, we will once again begin The Daniel Plan – 40 Days to a Healthier Life. Between now and then, we will be touching on how to get prepared. We will be talking about cleaning […]
History: Historical Development of Partnerships Between Alliance Ministries The question proposed is, “Describe what a healthy progression in the development of relationships between a sending agency/mission and a national church might look like? After reading this week’s reading assignments I saw the four stages of relationship building by W. Harold Fuller compelling (Readings in Alliance […]
The Freedom of Self-Control Happy October 31st! Maybe the “spookiest” part of today is the fact that we still have to deal with commercials and pre-election for 8 more days! The rest is in our prayers and God’s plans. May God be with us. There are daily choices in every aspect of our lives. Some […]
History: The Three Eras of Modern Missions The two emerging dynamics Dr. Timothy Crouch reflected on in his email are non-receptivity to Westerners and a strong animosity toward a Christian presence. These progressive changes can affect the relationships on how local Alliance Churches relate to the overseas churches and national church organizations. The non-receptivity to […]
Ok, I seem to be on a roll. I’m not sure exactly what it is, but there seems to be something on my heart that needs to come out. Why do I not know exactly what that is? As some of you know, I went to a women’s conference (Belong Tour) a week or so […]
Biblical: A Global Theology of Missions When considering the question asked at the end of McQuilkin’s article, “How could a loving God condemn those who have had no opportunity to respond to Christ (Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, pp. 175)?” Romans 11:22 comes to mind; it says, “Therefore consider the goodness and severity of […]
A blessed Monday to you all! Once again, my thoughts for this email did a u-turn and started over. Once again, I heard something that just stuck in my mind and sat there spinning. As I was listening to my Daily Audio Bible, Brian Harding was doing a commentary on the passages we had just […]
1 THE BODY OF CHRIST PART 8 When looking at the body of Christ or Christ’s body, we are looking at the church which is the body of Christ. In this report I will be comparing the relationship of the church in the following ways: the church’s mission and its purpose, the church’s relationship to […]
Happy Monday! It’s GREAT to be back! Is everyone else feeling as blessed as I am right now? We have just weathered (pun intended) a massive hurricane that missed us by just a few miles! It was our first one being here and despite all of our preparations, I was doing some fervent praying too! […]