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The Mind of a Missionary: Robert Moffat

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150SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Global Kingdom worker: Robert Moffat Role in The Mind of a Missionary: He appears in section two: Expectations, chapter four: The Internal Monologue. Dates: December 21, 1795—August 9, 1883 Location…

The Mind of a Missionary: Nikolaus Zinzendorf

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251SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Global Kingdom worker: Nikolaus Zinzendorf Role in The Mind of a Missionary: He appears in section one: Motivations, chapter three: Passion for the Glory of God. Dates: May 26, 1700—May…

The Mind of a Missionary: C. T. Studd

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230SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Global Kingdom worker: C. T. Studd Role in The Mind of a Missionary: He appears in section one: Motivations, chapter two: Obedience to the Commands of Christ. Dates: December 2, 1860—July…

The Mind of a Missionary: Jim & Elisabeth Elliot

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247SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Global Kingdom workers: Jim & Elisabeth Elliot Role in The Mind of a Missionary: The Elliots (and the Ecuador Five) show a strong compassion for the lost through their…

International Day for the Unreached

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158SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List This is an important day. It’s a day that stirs our souls with passion for God’s glory and for those who have never heard of Him before. Sunday, May…

Why Risk Matters on the Mission Field

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350SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List God has rigged the world in such a way that victory can only be experienced through risk. (This blog is taken from a message David Joannes gave on…

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

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302SHARESShareTweetJoin 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…

10 New Year Resolutions for Missions

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213SHARESShareTweetJoin 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…

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…

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…

100 TED Talks in 2017

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172SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Adding to my goal to read 52 books in 2017, I also made a goal to watch 100+ popular TED Talks in 2017. The jaw-dropping, persuasive, fascinating, and inspiring talks…

Bruchko book review

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145SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 12.11.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 10/10. Bruchko by Bruce Olson on Amazon. See my Kindle highlights here. (Note: This post contains affiliate links, which means that…

Through Gates of Splendor book review

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289SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 11.23.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 10/10. Through Gates of Splendor by Elizabeth Elliot on Amazon. See my Kindle highlights here. (Note: This post contains affiliate links,…

Just Mercy book review

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86SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 10.28.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 10/10. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson on Amazon. See my Kindle highlights here. (Note: This…

Joannes family prayer card

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221SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List We are thrilled to present you with our brand new 2017 Joannes family prayer card! If you have not received one yet, feel free to contact us and we…

I only give the first row candy just like the Church only gives the reached world Jesus

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449SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List It might have come across a little crass, but I’m glad I did it. The world we live in is not a fair place. Not everyone gets the nice…

Quiet book review

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64SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 09.02.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 10/10. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain on Amazon. See my Kindle highlights…

The Road Back to You book review

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240SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 08.24.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 10/10. The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile on Amazon. See my…

If you say you care about the kingdom of God then it’s natural to care about the unreached

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485SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The Kingdom of God is advancing around the world, permeating every alcove and cranny of the earth. The Spirit of God is coursing over precipitous mountains in Southeast…

Essentialism book review

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174SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 07.14.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 7/10. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown on Amazon. See my Kindle highlights here. TARGET AUDIENCE Passionate up…

At Home in the World book review

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236SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 07.07.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 7/10. At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe by Tsh Oxenreider on Amazon. See my Kindle highlights here.…

When God Weeps book review

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107SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 06.26.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 9/10. When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty by Joni Eareckson Tada on Amazon. See my Kindle highlights…

Myth: Missionaries Are Thrill-Seeking Globetrotters

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152SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List So, there’s this guy, Dave. He likes God and missions and Africa, so much so that he moved to Cameroon to live and minister among a Bible-less people in…

Summer Reading Recommendations

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122SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Summertime is here! Time to sit back a bit, relax on the porch, grab a cold beverage, and dive into a good book. This is the perfect time to…

Strong Fathers Strong Daughters book review

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201SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 06.19.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 10/10. Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know by Meg Meeker on Amazon. See my Kindle highlights here.…

The Total Money Makeover book review

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211SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 06.11.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 9/10. The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey on Amazon. See my Kindle highlights here.…

International Day for the Unreached

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153SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Today is a special day, a day that holds great meaning for us at Within Reach Global. In fact, it’s the reason that this ministry exists. Our motto simply…

Switch On Your Brain book review

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206SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 06.02.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 10/10. Switch On Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health by Caroline Leaf on Amazon. See my Kindle…

There’s a Sheep in My Bathtub book review

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237SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 05.28.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 10/10. There’s a Sheep in My Bathtub: Birth of a Mongolian Church Planting Movement by Brian Hogan on Amazon. See my…

Necessary Endings book review

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230SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Date read: 05.18.2017. How strongly I recommend it: 10/10. Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward…

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