Anybody who lives in a third world nation knows the struggle of having to lower your standards when it comes to eating at local restaurants, especially what would be the equivalent in North …
Finding Joy and Impact in Everyday Choices
In a world obsessed with finding the "perfect" path, many Christians grapple with the daunting prospect of discerning God's perfect will. We tend to envision a single, predetermined script laid …
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The Most Common Ways Christians Get Matthew 18 Wrong
Depending on the streams you swim in, you probably have heard a lot about Matthew 18 lately and whether this confrontation or that public call out followed the proper Biblical protocol. OK, I …
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What Is It Like Living in Peru?
I get asked all the time how I like living in Peru. Often times I don't know what I'm supposed to say to that after living here nine years. As a writer, I always am stretching myself to figure …
Going For The Gold: Fixing Our Eyes on the Prize
Did you know that major gold rushes in the Yukon and southwestern USA in the 19th century started with the discovery of mere flakes and nuggets? It was the hope that there was more to be found …
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The Things Your Missionary Will NEVER Admit to You
You will not read these things in the support letters you receive from missionary friends or see them in their social media updates.I thought I’d write a bit of a follow-up to my review of …
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Quit Making Excuses!
Here it is, my first written post for 2017. Hard to believe I've gone over three weeks without updating my blog, but a week ago my mother returned to Canada after visiting us for over two weeks, …
How Speaking in Tongues is Like Working Out
You may have noticed I’ve been posting regular content on my blog a lot less often than before. To a lesser extent, the frequency of my podcasts has also lagged a little bit in recent months as …
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A Call To Mediocrity & The Blame Game
Go the way of least resistance in life. Don't ask questions about why things are the way they are -- just accept it. When people challenge your dreams and say something can't be done -- or …
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Torn, Never to be Mended | Another Red Letter Day
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the latest episode of the podcast (Azusa Now or Azusa Already) or the last interview show I did with Carlos Rodriguez (Happy Sonship), you really ought …
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Done with Church, But Not with God | Holy Soup
Today's blog post is inspired by Done with Church, but Not with God | Holy Soup. Last week I posted a half-written-by-me/half curated post about the buzz surrounding the done with church …
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How To Make Your Blogging Life Easier
I just came across this post the other day on Pro Blogger, 5 Ways to Make Your Blogging Life Easier. It is one of the blog sites I have subscribed to for years to get new ideas for both content …
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Regarding the “Done With Church” Buzz | Dan Dailey’s Blog
Original Source: Regarding the “Done With Church” Buzz | Dan Dailey's BlogSept 30th/15 Note: I've since recorded an episode of the Fire On Your Head podcast with Dan Dailey, the author of the …
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The Seven Lies of Living Cross Culturally | The Culture Blend
I just read this article over at The Culture Blend, People who live cross-culturally, for any significant portion of their lives, are often duped. When we first choose to live as …
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The Mr Miyagi School of Supernatural Rest | Podcast
This week we had Jeremy Mangerchine back on the podcast, and we discussed his newest book, The Quitter’s Manual: Finding Rest in a World Gone Busy. The last time I talked with Jeremy on the …
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When Is It OK To Oppose Church Leadership?
"Never have I seen a nation so honoring and proud of the role of President and yet so dishonoring and undermining of the President himself as the United States." That is how Anna Burgess's …
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Fifty Shades of the Grey Matter Kind
This week I Skyped it up with Dave Edwards for the latest episode of Fire On Your Head.We began our conversation with absolutely nothing planned, and it turned out to be a longer discussion …
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Do You “Misremember” Stories You Share?
I posted a blog a few weeks ago called "Do you know what your missionaries are actually doing?", and though it didn't exactly go viral or anything, I can't help but think this whole situation …
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Being Disciplined Does Not = Being Legalistic
Or “Teams that practice at 6am win games at 7pm.”"Everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial for me.” The Apostle PaulNow when Paul said that, I'm sure he wasn't referring to what …
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Do You Know What Your Missionaries Are Actually DOING?
I recently read an article about a public works official in India who was fired after not coming into work for twenty-four years,Shri A.K. Verma, an executive engineer with India's Central Public …
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Supernatural Community | Podcast
As some of you know, the title for our podcast, “Fire On Your Head” comes from the second chapter of the book of Acts when the Holy Spirit came down on the believers in the upper room and they …
Compatibility in Discipling Relationships
In the world of technology, there’s a very simple (yet in reality very complex) concept called “compatibility.” For example, there’s certain apps that work on iphones, but if you try to use them …
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Church as Community | Podcast with Michael Dow
This week I was privileged to finally have Michael Dow on the show. He has spent his entire saved life in a few different types of ministries, one of which was a missional community called King's …
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Organic vs Organized Church
Recently I was talking to our leader Mark who mentioned something to me about someone in our neighborhood thinking that for an organic church, we at Oikos are too organized and not spontaneous …
What Do You Mean by “Organic” Church?
Recently Lili and I joined The World Outreach Center as our US 'covering' or missions agency. Its director and founder John Cava was one of my teachers in Bible College, and oversaw my internship …
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How To Overcome Sin | Book Review
I'm currently reading a book by D. R. Silva called How To Overcome Sin: A Practical Guide To Freedom, and on top of that I just recently read the re-launched booklet by my pal and frequent …
Is It Necessary For Christians to Attend Church Meetings? | Podcast
I originally recorded this podcast episode in early January. I knew when recording it I was going to hold on to it since the content of the discussion was ever-green. I knew I was going to be …
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What Should Christians Think About House Churches? | Radio Show
This weekend I got to be on Moody Radio's Up For Debate program with Judy Roys. Up For Debate describes itself as "a show that seeks to equip believers to discern these debatable matters by …
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You Say Hyper-Grace Like It’s A Bad Thing
Last night I was listening to an episode of the Fire On Your Head podcast I recorded nearly two years ago with Gregg Montella. I had just created a stand-alone app for the podcast and downloaded …
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