A shortage of time has become a problem for me in attempting to maintain all the relationships and responsibilities in my life. I imagine you face the same problem! In order to create more space, here are 10 things I’ve tried, more or less successfully: Watch very few movies and TV shows e.g. around …
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Missional Small Groups
This past summer I read a book entitled Misisonal Small Groups by Scott Boren. I would recommend the book to anyone mission-minded as I thought Scott made some excellent observations, particularly in breaking down what he sees as four types of groups. Having been involved in multiple small Christian groups myself – some structured, some …
Are Short Term Mission Trips a Waste of Time?
The answer? “Depends on the mindset of those going,” according to Noel Becchetti. He provides an interesting break down of unhelpful attitudes Westerners often bring as they go to minister in other cultures. Despite the title of his article, keep in mind he actually does promote short term missions. If you’re considering taking a missions …
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Another Trial, Anyone?
James wrote, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perserverance, and perserverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." Sounds good on paper, but who likes trials in real life? In …
What Do Missionaries Do?
As I’ve been looking into short term mission opportunities, one thought I’ve had is, “How best could I be used to serve and support the full time workers I’ll be visiting?” This in turn led to the question, “What is it missionaries even do in the first place?” Looking at the big picture, it seems …
Think Globally, Act Locally
The Red Cross has a slogan, “Think Globally, Act Locally.” In other words, keep the big picture in mind while not letting that stop you from doing the work which needs done here in the present. It’s been nearly two years since I helped with Red Cross, but I remember being surprised at the beginning …
International Students in the U.S.
Over 800,000 International Students currently study over here in the US… Ever wondered where they all come from? And this is interesting too: List of World Leaders who have studied in the United States
Blogging Again!
After taking a break for the summer, I’ve decided to pick blogging back up. However, this time I’m taking a slightly different tack. In the past, Simplefollower blog was not advertised much, it was more of an experiment… Now it will be more public. My writing goal is to post at least once a week. …