Christian Mission – Page 4 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

My Lord and My God – John 20:19-31

There is a science of interdimensional travel. Just ask Northrop Grumman. In a somewhat tongue-in-cheek article they acknowledge that some scientists are studying such travel and believe it is possible.

Perfect in One – John 17:20-26

“In 1960, there were 90 million evangelicals. Today, there are over 600 million. During a span of a few decades, this sector of the Christian world has exploded. In its growing community, a fellowship

Spiritual Food – John 4:27-42

When you are invited to a dinner, you know, don’t you, that you are supposed to ask, “What shall I bring”? That is a social convention. Social conventions are “established rules,

Spirit and Truth – John 4:16-26

Bible Odyssey notes helpfully about the importance of wells in ancient Israel: “Although the primary function of wells in ancient Israel was to supply water for the household, the centralized, open

Well Water- John 4:7-15

Bible Odyssey says, “Almost every aspect of daily life in ancient Israel involved water: agriculture, animal husbandry, cooking, personal hygiene, and of course drinking. People would have collected

Friend of the Bridegroom – John 3:22-36

I like the explanation Ellicott gives in his commentary on John of the friend of the bridegroom in Jewish culture, the term John the Baptist uses of himself: “The “friend of the bridegroom”

Serpent in the Wilderness – John 3:9-15

The National Center for Biotechnology Information, which advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information, says this: “Anthropologists have documented a rich

Helping Non-Christians Cross the Thresholds of Faith

There is a sad story in the book of Genesis about Abraham and his interaction with an Egyptian Pharaoh. 10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because

Faith – John 2:23-25

I was really helped in my understanding about leading someone to Christ when I read the book, I Once Was Lost. It described the five thresholds someone must cross before becoming a child of God. They

Come and See – John 1:43-51

Jesus grew up in Galilee, in the little town of Nazareth, a stonemason or carpenter before entering into his ministry. Galilee was despised by Judeans because it was under so much Gentile influence and

First He Found – John 1:35-42

John Jantsch hosts a website called DuctTapeMarketing.com and a podcast for small business help. The tagline for his site is, “Marketing a small business shouldn’t be that hard.”

Lamb and Son of God – John 1:29-34

I was on edge because of the strange compulsion I felt inside to talk to an acquaintance from church about what I felt God wanted him to know. Sunday was the next day so I laid out a test. “God,

Witness – John 1:6-8

Ever heard of Justipedia? It is a Wikipedia like site giving answers to judicial questions. For example, what is a credible witness: “A credible witness is a witness who is believed to be likely

Poor and Brokenhearted No More – Isaiah 61:1-4

“Until we embrace our mutual brokenness, our work with low-income people is likely to do more harm than good.” That quote comes from the book When Helping Hurts, by Corbett and Fikkert. They

One’s Suffering, Another’s Glory – Ephesians 3:1-13

According to Open Doors, an organization that carries on the work of Brother Andrew, a missionary who sought to get Bibles to those behind the iron curtain, “Globally there are 2.48 billion Christians.

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