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Carnal Weapons?

By Ryan ⋅ October 9, 2007 ⋅ 8 comments

Over the past year I have been involved in an outreach project that has brought back to my mind a question that I have wrestled with, in various forms, for a number of years: In doing the work of the Kingdom (of God), to what extend should Christians make use of the methods and insights of the (secular) World?

Reflections on Leipzig, Part 3

By Ryan ⋅ June 3, 2007 ⋅ 3 comments

This post contains the third part of the letter I am writing as a follow-up to my recent trip to Leipzig.
One perspective that I developed during my recent trip to Leipzig is an appreciation of “Godly wastefulness�?. Even if we hadn’t had any useful interviews and even if no lives had been changed�??in other [...]

Reflections on Leipzig, Part 2

By Ryan ⋅ May 28, 2007 ⋅ One comment

This post contains the second part of a letter I am writing as follow-up to my recent trip to Leipzig.
While the programmatic success of the mission is something everyone can be pleased with, I think those of us who were involved in the interview process (those who invited friends, asked the interview questions, took notes, [...]

Reflections on Leipzig, Part 1

By Ryan ⋅ May 23, 2007 ⋅ 4 comments

As many of you know, Michael and I and a few others from our church went on a “mission” to Leipzig as part of an endeavor we call Atlantic Link. The following is the first part of a letter I am writing to all those who supported me and/or expressed interest in an update.
It is [...]

The Best Sales Pitch I’ve Ever Heard

By Ryan ⋅ May 22, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

This post has almost nothing to do with Christianity.  I just find the situation below to be an interesting case study in the art of persuasion.
A few weeks ago I bought myself a 2007 Altima.  At the dealership I heard the most persuasive argument I’ve ever heard for an extended warranty.  The conversation went something [...]

Lord, Liar, or Lunatic

By Ryan ⋅ April 19, 2007 ⋅ 14 comments

Author’s Note: This post refers to content in April Fool? and April Fools Part II.
Would you say that Jose Luis de Jesus is a good man? A highly respectable teacher? An inspiration to us all?
Unless you are one of his followers, you would probably say that he is a megalomaniac�??deluded to an extent [...]

 

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