Charis 08
I’m back from Germany and Charis 08. It was an amazing and historic week as brothers from all over the world came together for the dual purposes of celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Brethren movement and to meet to discuss the issues of church planting, leadership training and ‘integrated ministries’ (also known [...]
Sprechen Sie Hasselhoff?
That’s the only thing I know how to say in German. Does it still count?
Currently, I’m in Germany at the International Charis meetings for GBIM. You can check out a daily update here. The first couple of days have been exhuasting as jet lag and a full schedule (5 AM-11:30 PM yesterday) have us all [...]
Putting it better than I can
I want to pass on this letter written by one of our church planters working in an international team in Argentina. He says a lot of amazing things far better than I can. I’ll highlight some of my favorite lines…
7 July 2008
On July 10 we will celebrate 5 months in Corrientes, which seems an [...]
Searching for something Pithy
I’ve been sitting here for about 5 minutes desperately racking my brain for some anecdote or observation that I could turn into a witty analogy for life, ministry, the federal reserve board, or whatever, and nothing is coming to mind. Today I find myself thinking about people that are important to me and wondering [...]
Silver Linings
We had lunch yesterday with some friends and grilled out. Every time I see a grill, I get a tad homesick for Argentina and miss the delicious asados that I could be having if only I was on the other side of the world. In Argentina, they slow cook meat over coals for [...]
Give it a Rest
I missed posting yesterday because of a holiday, which is fairly appropriate given what I want to talk about. Today, I want to address the subject of rest. In our culture, the hard driver who never takes time off and puts in long days without end is lionized. We love people who work too [...]
Finishing Well
There are times when I feel like I’ve been a missionary forever. Deb and I came to Argentina when we were 25. I’m only 31 now, but in those 6 years, we’ve had two kids and seen and done a lot. Then I step back and realize that 5 or 10 good [...]
Coming home
If you’ve ever been away from home to engage with another culture for any length of time, you know that there is a period of readjustment. The more different from home the culture you visited was, the more intense the dissonance will be when you return. Culture is a powerful thing; it is [...]
