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I Wanna Build You A Garden In A Dry And Desert Land
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390SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “With bleeding hands we’ll plant the seeds.” Anyone who says that kind of thing is either crazy or seriously committed to their cause. I’m considering which is true of me at present. Jason Upton said it. And when he…

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This Timely Poem Is Infused With Glorious Truth Reminding Me Why I Do What I Do
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389SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I will admit to you a secret sensation that sometimes surfaces inside me. There is a certain sense of coldness felt toward the things that I am both busy with and passionate about. Most likely it’s not intentional acrimony…

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Dear Church, We’re Not Doing All We Can To Reach The Unreached World
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394SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List It’s really quite simple. Our mission from Jesus: go and make disciples of all nations. (Matthew 28:18-20) The results of our obedience: The end will come. (Matthew 24:14) So how are we doing on “finishing the task”? Well, 29%…

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Changing The Face Of The Christian Landscape In Thailand
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356SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “Ya know what we’re doing?” Kendall asked rhetorically. I shrugged. “We’re changing the face of the Christian landscape in Thailand.” Powerful statement. Even more powerful that it’s absolutely true. We are in Bangkok with ActsCo Printing and ActsCo BookHouse…

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I Want To Go Where The Reds Are [Interactive Maps]
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348SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List   Check out this interactive map from the International Mission Board Global Research. Look closely. Mental note: where are the reds? Check out this interactive map from the International Mission Board Global Research. #unreached Click To Tweet Legend:  Green:…

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Honor/Shame: The Gospel Of Jesus Is Timeless, But How We Communicate It Requires A Deep Reset
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407SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List For the last 20 years, I have lived in honor/shame cultures. I am constantly seeking to understand and explore better methods of sharing the gospel to unreached people groups in the context of their culture. If we simply share…

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Chinese College Students Get Saved At Our Student Camp
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310SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Every year, we host 2 college student camps at a resort on the outskirts of the city. It’s what we like to call our “big net” where we gather students from our 5 weekly English Corners and pour into…

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