Masonry 2 Columns Blog

She Was So Stubborn That It Took Her 10 Years Before Finally Making A Decision To Follow Jesus

https://davidjoannes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dl-with-chinese-friend.jpg 800 534 David Joannes David Joannes https://davidjoannes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dl-with-chinese-friend.jpg

1

489SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I moved to Kunming, when I was 18 years old. I bought a one way ticket from America, immersed myself in the culture and language of China, and traversed thousands of miles across the nation to share the message…

These Beggars Are Bothersome

https://davidjoannes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/beggar-china.jpg 800 600 David Joannes David Joannes https://davidjoannes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/beggar-china.jpg

0

169SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The beggars have really been bothering me lately. They always put me in a public spectacle, testing my generosity and Christian concern. They make me think long and hard about injustice and poverty. And the longer I think, the…

My Other Me’s

David Joannes David Joannes

0

64SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List In the alternate universes that I wish I believed in, life might be so different for my other me’s. The television show Fringe makes me thoughtful. I think about what my alternate self ponders. I wonder what my “Walternate”…

Tragic Joy

https://davidjoannes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tragic-joy1-683x1024.png 683 1024 David Joannes David Joannes https://davidjoannes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tragic-joy1-683x1024.png

1

165SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Yesterday I saw a photo of my wife just after she had undergone surgery. She was leaning on my shoulder as I helped her walk back from the bathroom to her hospital bed. I leaned into the photo. She…

I Am Not A Beggar, I Am An Advocate

https://davidjoannes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/beggar-can-1024x637.png 1024 637 David Joannes David Joannes https://davidjoannes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/beggar-can-1024x637.png

2

290SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “Have we really started fundraising, or have we just sent a few emails?” That’s the question I’m considering right now, for myself and for our team at Within Reach Global. Most of the time I’m afraid we are not…

The Savior Who Smells Of Sawdust And Paint

https://davidjoannes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wood028.jpeg 800 534 David Joannes David Joannes https://davidjoannes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wood028.jpeg

0

203SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I am in the middle of a handful of DIY projects, woodworking for our new, small condo in Manila. I’m building bookshelves, stand-alone shelving, tables, cabinets and a bed. It’s been enjoyable for me to sweat like a man.…

The Humble Heart: A Surrendered Life

David Joannes David Joannes

0

128SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List God never desired sacrifices. He never desired burnt offerings and holidays and feasts. All he ever wanted was a broken and contrite heart. All he ever wanted was obedience. That is the greatest gift we can give him. What…

I Don’t Speak American Christianese

David Joannes David Joannes

0

224SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Okay I admit it, I am confused. Maybe a little more than that. I am stupefied and astounded at the strange conversations of American churches and Christians. I read a lot of blogs. I catch the latest and greatest…

Letters To Lorna From Liberia, Hour:93

David Joannes David Joannes

0

175SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Excerpt from Letters To Lorna From Liberia by David Joannes Hour:93 “Go get yourself some coffee, babe,” Ray Joe tells me this morning at breakfast. That’s not the first time he has called me that. “Hey babe, you get some…

The Memories I Made Up, The Beggar

https://davidjoannes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/leaf.jpeg 900 675 David Joannes David Joannes https://davidjoannes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/leaf.jpeg

0

206SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Excerpt from The Memories I Made Up by David Joannes The Beggar I have to describe my memories with words, inadequate as I know they are. I’m sure you know the feeling too. We see the mental picture that we…