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I’m Tired of Missions Memes That Tell Me To “Go”

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308SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List My Instagram feed is littered with “go” memes. The ministries and individuals who post these images may have altruistic motives, but the overarching narrative of God’s missionary heart is oftentimes lost in the mix. In missional churches we talk a lot about going. But the word “go” in itself is an incomplete sentence. And…

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10 New Year Resolutions for Missions

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261SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List A new year is here and with it come a wide array of new initiatives, ambitions, and resolutions. Many of these resolutions will prove altruistic and some will see them come to pass. Others will pass into oblivion and the opportunities for change will wait for yet another year. With new year’s resolutions swirling…

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The Top 15 Books I Read in 2017

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313SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I’ve always been an avid book reader, but for my 2017 New Year’s resolution I took on an immense challenge. I would read a book every week throughout the whole year! This challenge was extremely rewarding and my heart, mind, and spirit developed in phenomenal ways. In 2016, I authored my first book, The…

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Let My People Go book review

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128SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 12.28.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 10/10. Let My People Go: The Life of Robert A. Jaffray (Jaffray Collection of Missionary Portraits) by A. W. Tozer on Amazon. See my Kindle highlights here. (Note: This post contains affiliate links, which means that the ministry of Within Reach Global will receive 4.50% of…

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