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Why Missionaries Can Never Go Home Again

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27.8kSHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Here’s a truth you may have never realized before. It’s something I have dealt with for nearly 20 years. My whole adult life has been lived outside my own country, and though I sometimes struggle to fit in to the country I minister in, I feel similarly in my…

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Honor & Shame: Why Understanding Different Worldviews Is Important In Communicating The Gospel

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391SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List After nearly 20 years of missionary work, I have enjoyed finding terms and articulations that explain some of the situations I have experienced while sharing the gospel in China, in an honor/shame society. The book Honor and Shame: Unlocking the Door by Roland Muller has been an eye-opening read.…

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209 Seconds That will Make you Question What Your Entire Existence Means [Video]

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388SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I am an infinitesimal speck of near nothingness in the vastness of the universe—Psalm 19:1 Click To Tweet My mind was recently blown to smitherines after seeing this Buzzfeed video of earth compared to other planets in our solar system and the stars and galaxies way out in the…

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