I've received some interesting (and by interesting I mean that I define them as being interesting so if they're not to you that's okay) hits from people searching Google for different topics. Some seem quite normal and some are odd. Here goes:
engaged
ending unnecessary processes
wade burleson
imb
derek webb
and my personal favorite
taoism philosophy selfishness emo
Friday, December 30, 2005
IMB Trustee Requests Your Voice (or Fingers)
IMB Trustee Wade Burleson requests for Southern Baptists to post comments here if they oppose the new IMB selection policies regarding baptism and speaking in tongues.
You can read Baptist news articles or you can read blog posts on this topic. I encourage you to check out the issue, and if you do oppose the policies, identify yourself as Wade requests in this post.
You can read Baptist news articles or you can read blog posts on this topic. I encourage you to check out the issue, and if you do oppose the policies, identify yourself as Wade requests in this post.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Bloglines Folder for IMB Policy Comments
I've created a public Bloglines folder for blogs that are discussing the new IMB policy on baptism and tongues. I've included people like Steve McCoy (Missional Baptist Blog), Marty Duren (SBC Outpost), Jason Sampler (A Baptist Perspective), Jason Robertson (Fide-O, a supporter of the policies), Paul Littleton (caught in the middle), Todd Littleton (Just Todd), Jason Shepherd (Paradigms Lost), and IMB Trustees Wade Burleson (Grace and Truth to You) & Rick Thompson (the road we travel),
The IMB Baptism and Tongues Policy in Its Entirety
I received these policies from IMB Public Relations:
TOPIC: MISSIONARY 200-15
SUBJECT: TONGUES AND PRAYER LANGUAGE
DATE: November 15, 2005
That the following policy regarding tongues and prayer language of missionary candidates be adopted:
GLOSSOLALIA
1. The New Testament speaks of a gift of glossolalia that generally is considered to be a legitimate language of some people group.
2. The New Testament expression of glossolalia as a gift had specific uses and conditions for its exercise in public worship.
3. In term of worship practices, the majority of Southern Baptist churches do not practice glossolalia. Therefore, if glossolalia is a public part of his or her conviction and practice, the candidate has eliminated himself or herself from being a representative of the IMB of the SBC.
PRAYER LANGUAGE
1. Prayer language as commonly expressed by those practitioners is not the same as the biblical use of glossolalia.
2. Paul’s clear teaching is that prayer is to be made with understanding.
3. Any spiritual experience must be tested by the Scriptures.
4. In terms of general practice, the majority of Southern Baptists do not accept what is referred to as “private prayer language.” Therefore, if “private prayer language” is an ongoing part of his or her conviction and practice, the candidate has eliminated himself or herself from being a representative of the IMB of the SBC.
APPLICATION
1. This policy is not retroactive.
2. Any exceptions to the above policy must be reviewed by the staff and the Process Review Committee.
TOPIC: MISSIONARY 200-3a
SUBJECT: BAPTISM GUIDELINE
DATE: November 15, 2005
That each candidate’s baptismal experience be examined, during the application process, in light of the Baptist Faith and Message statement and the points listed below:
BAPTIST FAITH AND MESSAGE: ARTICLE VII – BAPTISM
Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior; the believer’s death to sin; the burial of the old life; and the resurrection to walk in the newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. Being a church ordinance, it is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the Lord’s Supper.
POINTS TO BE COVERED DURING THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS:
1. The Individual
a. Believer’s baptism by immersion
Baptism by immersion follows salvation
b. Baptism is symbolic, picturing the experience of the believer’s death to sin and resurrection to a new life in Christ.
Baptism does not regenerate.
2. The Church
a. Baptism is a church ordinance.
Baptism must take place in a church that practices believer’s baptism by immersion alone, does not view baptism as sacramental or regenerative, and a church that embraces the doctrine of the security of the believer.
b. A candidate who has not been baptized in a Southern Baptist church or in a church which meets the standards listed above is expected to request baptism in his/her Southern Baptist church as a testimony of identification with the system of belief held by Southern Baptist churches.
3. The Candidate
The candidate is responsible for meeting this doctrinal commitment to the above points.
4. The Consultant
While the candidate consultant should have a working knowledge of many denominational groups, he is not expected to investigate every church.
APPLICATION
1. This guideline is not retroactive.
2. Any exception to the above guideline must be reviewed by the staff and the Process Review Committee.
TOPIC: MISSIONARY 200-15
SUBJECT: TONGUES AND PRAYER LANGUAGE
DATE: November 15, 2005
That the following policy regarding tongues and prayer language of missionary candidates be adopted:
GLOSSOLALIA
1. The New Testament speaks of a gift of glossolalia that generally is considered to be a legitimate language of some people group.
2. The New Testament expression of glossolalia as a gift had specific uses and conditions for its exercise in public worship.
3. In term of worship practices, the majority of Southern Baptist churches do not practice glossolalia. Therefore, if glossolalia is a public part of his or her conviction and practice, the candidate has eliminated himself or herself from being a representative of the IMB of the SBC.
PRAYER LANGUAGE
1. Prayer language as commonly expressed by those practitioners is not the same as the biblical use of glossolalia.
2. Paul’s clear teaching is that prayer is to be made with understanding.
3. Any spiritual experience must be tested by the Scriptures.
4. In terms of general practice, the majority of Southern Baptists do not accept what is referred to as “private prayer language.” Therefore, if “private prayer language” is an ongoing part of his or her conviction and practice, the candidate has eliminated himself or herself from being a representative of the IMB of the SBC.
APPLICATION
1. This policy is not retroactive.
2. Any exceptions to the above policy must be reviewed by the staff and the Process Review Committee.
TOPIC: MISSIONARY 200-3a
SUBJECT: BAPTISM GUIDELINE
DATE: November 15, 2005
That each candidate’s baptismal experience be examined, during the application process, in light of the Baptist Faith and Message statement and the points listed below:
BAPTIST FAITH AND MESSAGE: ARTICLE VII – BAPTISM
Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior; the believer’s death to sin; the burial of the old life; and the resurrection to walk in the newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. Being a church ordinance, it is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the Lord’s Supper.
POINTS TO BE COVERED DURING THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS:
1. The Individual
a. Believer’s baptism by immersion
Baptism by immersion follows salvation
b. Baptism is symbolic, picturing the experience of the believer’s death to sin and resurrection to a new life in Christ.
Baptism does not regenerate.
2. The Church
a. Baptism is a church ordinance.
Baptism must take place in a church that practices believer’s baptism by immersion alone, does not view baptism as sacramental or regenerative, and a church that embraces the doctrine of the security of the believer.
b. A candidate who has not been baptized in a Southern Baptist church or in a church which meets the standards listed above is expected to request baptism in his/her Southern Baptist church as a testimony of identification with the system of belief held by Southern Baptist churches.
3. The Candidate
The candidate is responsible for meeting this doctrinal commitment to the above points.
4. The Consultant
While the candidate consultant should have a working knowledge of many denominational groups, he is not expected to investigate every church.
APPLICATION
1. This guideline is not retroactive.
2. Any exception to the above guideline must be reviewed by the staff and the Process Review Committee.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
JC's Atoti: We're Engaged!
Ashlee tells our engagement story in this post on her blog. I find it funny to see how different our posts are. Mine was concise with pictures, and she told all of the details that most people want to know when they ask you about it.
Report on IMB Policy Misses Controversial Details
When I first read this Western Recorder article about the new IMB missionary selection policies enacted by the trustee board in November, I was sad that they missed one of the important, controversial details of the policy: the fact that Southern Baptist who had been baptized in churches that did not affirm the doctrine of the security of the believer are not able to serve as IMB missionaries.
Excerpt:
Regarding a candidate’s baptism, trustees voted by a 2-1 margin to establish a guideline that specifies (1) believer’s baptism by immersion; (2) baptism follows salvation; (3) baptism is symbolic, picturing the experience of the believer’s death to sin and resurrection to a new life in Christ; (4) baptism does not regenerate; and (5) baptism is a church ordinance.
The guideline establishes that candidates must have been baptized in a Southern Baptist church or in a church of another denomination that practices believer’s baptism by immersion alone.
Trustees voted that any exception to either the policy on a private prayer language or the baptism guideline must be reviewed by IMB staff and the board’s process review committee.
Missing is the restriction regarding the doctrine of the security of the believer. Eventually I realized that this article was attributed to the Michael Chute of Baptist Press, and it seems like a stripped down version of this article. I hope the Western Recorder reports on the policy in full and that it presents the controversy mounting regarding these policies.
IMB Trustee Wade Burleson compares the old and new policies in this post at his blog.
Excerpt:
The practical effect of this new policy is that there will be missionaries who apply for service to the IMB, who have been Scripturally baptized, and are members in good standing of an SBC Church, but will be rejected by the IMB for service.
See many more links on this subject here at del.icio.us.
Excerpt:
Regarding a candidate’s baptism, trustees voted by a 2-1 margin to establish a guideline that specifies (1) believer’s baptism by immersion; (2) baptism follows salvation; (3) baptism is symbolic, picturing the experience of the believer’s death to sin and resurrection to a new life in Christ; (4) baptism does not regenerate; and (5) baptism is a church ordinance.
The guideline establishes that candidates must have been baptized in a Southern Baptist church or in a church of another denomination that practices believer’s baptism by immersion alone.
Trustees voted that any exception to either the policy on a private prayer language or the baptism guideline must be reviewed by IMB staff and the board’s process review committee.
Missing is the restriction regarding the doctrine of the security of the believer. Eventually I realized that this article was attributed to the Michael Chute of Baptist Press, and it seems like a stripped down version of this article. I hope the Western Recorder reports on the policy in full and that it presents the controversy mounting regarding these policies.
IMB Trustee Wade Burleson compares the old and new policies in this post at his blog.
Excerpt:
The practical effect of this new policy is that there will be missionaries who apply for service to the IMB, who have been Scripturally baptized, and are members in good standing of an SBC Church, but will be rejected by the IMB for service.
See many more links on this subject here at del.icio.us.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
VanguardChurch: Mohler questions the "Happy Holidays" battle
I agree with Bob in what he said about Al.
Dr. Mohler suggests that contacting stores about Christmas greetings isn't an effective way to be a witness for Christ, although we must fight the legal battles. I think there are other areas where this same concept could be applied. And I'm not quite sure that all fo the legal battles should be fought.
Dr. Mohler suggests that contacting stores about Christmas greetings isn't an effective way to be a witness for Christ, although we must fight the legal battles. I think there are other areas where this same concept could be applied. And I'm not quite sure that all fo the legal battles should be fought.
Sunday, December 18, 2005
IMB Baptism and Tongues Links
Much has been said about the Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board's recent policy (or guideline) change regarding missionary selection. The new policy changes IMBs positions on baptism and speaking in tongues.
I have yet to write much on the issue but I have been an avid reader and have contacted a few of the trustees.
I am making a stab at using http://del.icio.us/ as a means of organizing links on this issue. I have created the tag "imbtrusteegate" to identify links related to this topic.
You can access my personal links for imbtrusteegate or you can see all links for imbtrusteegate. If other people use this tag then there will be a difference between these two sets of links. You will find a wealth of links, most of which question the new policy, but some (that I could find) that support the new policy.
If you use del.icio.us, feel free to use this tag and grow this set of links!
I have yet to write much on the issue but I have been an avid reader and have contacted a few of the trustees.
I am making a stab at using http://del.icio.us/ as a means of organizing links on this issue. I have created the tag "imbtrusteegate" to identify links related to this topic.
You can access my personal links for imbtrusteegate or you can see all links for imbtrusteegate. If other people use this tag then there will be a difference between these two sets of links. You will find a wealth of links, most of which question the new policy, but some (that I could find) that support the new policy.
If you use del.icio.us, feel free to use this tag and grow this set of links!
I'm Engaged!
You read that right--- I proposed to Ashlee tonight. And she said Yes! Words do little to describe the state of joy I've been in tonight.
Thank you God for sending such a woman, a woman after Your heart, into my life!
At age 22 God sent Ashlee into my life as my first girlfriend. Tonight she agreed to spend the rest of her life with me! Tonight was also my first kiss. How sweet it is to find joy in that which has been absent for 23 years. I can now say from experience that kissing is amazing.
And now for the pics...
Before dinner and before the proposal:
Just after the proposal. Thanks Preston for waiting in the cold weather with the flowers and camera!
Ashlee on the phone with a loved one sharing the news of our engagement. To all the other guys who have ever wondered "How did that guy get that girl?", I can say now as that guy, I don't know, besides the grace of God, but I sure am glad! Isn't she beautiful????
I love you Ashlee.
Thank you God for sending such a woman, a woman after Your heart, into my life!
At age 22 God sent Ashlee into my life as my first girlfriend. Tonight she agreed to spend the rest of her life with me! Tonight was also my first kiss. How sweet it is to find joy in that which has been absent for 23 years. I can now say from experience that kissing is amazing.
And now for the pics...
Before dinner and before the proposal:
Just after the proposal. Thanks Preston for waiting in the cold weather with the flowers and camera!
Ashlee on the phone with a loved one sharing the news of our engagement. To all the other guys who have ever wondered "How did that guy get that girl?", I can say now as that guy, I don't know, besides the grace of God, but I sure am glad! Isn't she beautiful????
I love you Ashlee.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Challies.com Interviews Derek Webb
Here are two posts of an interview with Derek Webb. Derek talks about how his solo albums have changed, how his fans have changed, and recommends some books. I hear he'll be coming back to Lexington in a few months...
Challies.com Interviews Derek Webb -- Part I
Challies.com Interviews Derek Webb -- Part II
Challies.com Interviews Derek Webb -- Part I
Challies.com Interviews Derek Webb -- Part II
Mohler on Narnia
Dr. Al Mohler offers his commentary on Narnia -- Aslan Is On the Move--The Chronicles of Narnia on Film
Excerpt:
For American evangelicals, he has become a model and mentor for literary expression, apologetic engagement, and the dignity of intellect. Nevertheless, Lewis was often not a careful theologian. He was an inclusivist on the question of salvation, believing that at least some who did not consciously believe in Christ would be saved. He rejected the inerrancy of Scripture and was never adequately specific about his understanding of the atonement. He was a firm defender of orthodoxy on doctrines such as the Trinity, but apparently accepted baptismal regeneration and never adequately affirmed justification by faith.
Does this mean that Christians should not celebrate and see the movie? Not at all. Millions of lives have been touched by Lewis' imaginative story and many have credited this work with serving as something of a catalyst for their own conversion to Christianity. But in the end, what truly matters is a person's response to the truth of Christianity--not an emotional response to the medium of a movie.
Excerpt:
For American evangelicals, he has become a model and mentor for literary expression, apologetic engagement, and the dignity of intellect. Nevertheless, Lewis was often not a careful theologian. He was an inclusivist on the question of salvation, believing that at least some who did not consciously believe in Christ would be saved. He rejected the inerrancy of Scripture and was never adequately specific about his understanding of the atonement. He was a firm defender of orthodoxy on doctrines such as the Trinity, but apparently accepted baptismal regeneration and never adequately affirmed justification by faith.
Does this mean that Christians should not celebrate and see the movie? Not at all. Millions of lives have been touched by Lewis' imaginative story and many have credited this work with serving as something of a catalyst for their own conversion to Christianity. But in the end, what truly matters is a person's response to the truth of Christianity--not an emotional response to the medium of a movie.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Torn
I feel like so much of my life consists of me being pulled in two different directions.
I seriously think that people dear to me think that my faith is a conservative (in the worst sense of the word), close-minded, right-wing, religion.
At the same time, I believe that there are also people close to me who feel that my faith is too liberal (in the worst sense of the word).
It is disconcerting to think I could be viewed either way depending upon what company I am in. If everyone around me always thought I was theologically liberal (or conservative), I would at least have some place to camp out and would at least be able to easily tell in which direction I may have erred.
Even though it's not the most comfortable place to be in, something feels right about that. Not that the middle ground must be the right way, or that my way is always going to be right.
But this isn't all about religion.
I feel torn in these areas:
I don't want to care too much about what others think of me --- but I really do
Balancing Truth vs. Love, especially in relationships with people I love
I want to be trendy --- but not trendy enough for anyone to realize it
School vs. Ministry vs. Relationships
Paper vs. Plastic (Okay not really)
Public Identity on the Internet vs. Privacy (I still lean toward paranoia)
I seriously think that people dear to me think that my faith is a conservative (in the worst sense of the word), close-minded, right-wing, religion.
At the same time, I believe that there are also people close to me who feel that my faith is too liberal (in the worst sense of the word).
It is disconcerting to think I could be viewed either way depending upon what company I am in. If everyone around me always thought I was theologically liberal (or conservative), I would at least have some place to camp out and would at least be able to easily tell in which direction I may have erred.
Even though it's not the most comfortable place to be in, something feels right about that. Not that the middle ground must be the right way, or that my way is always going to be right.
But this isn't all about religion.
I feel torn in these areas:
I don't want to care too much about what others think of me --- but I really do
Balancing Truth vs. Love, especially in relationships with people I love
I want to be trendy --- but not trendy enough for anyone to realize it
School vs. Ministry vs. Relationships
Paper vs. Plastic (Okay not really)
Public Identity on the Internet vs. Privacy (I still lean toward paranoia)
Sunday, December 11, 2005
LEVERS
This is a sweet time-killer. Ah, the joy of physics!
I saw it on someone's blog. I don't remember whose.
I saw it on someone's blog. I don't remember whose.
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Senior Design Project
I thought I'd post some pictures of my senior design class for my computer science degree. My team designed software which used global positioning systems (GPS) to control a sprayer. The idea is that this could be used to automate spraying chemicals or water in turf management or agricultural settings.
Here is the sprayer itself, note the four sprayer nozzles on the bottom at the rear.
Here's a pic from the front -- Ester, with the laptop, is from the agriculure college's senior design team - they basically owned the project and sort of subcontracted out the software design to our computer science team.
From this view you can see our software running on the laptop! (Sorry, that's exciting for me.) The patterns you see on the screen in the window are the patterns they laid out in which the sprayer will be activated.
Configuring the software, I guess.
This shows the sprayer operational. You can vaguely see the chalk outline where they marked off the sprayer boundaries previously. Notice how the individual sprayers turned on independent of each other, at different times, to cover the spray area and only the spray area.
This is probably my favorite image -- because it shows that our GPS controlled sprayer was pretty accurate!
I don't know if I'll ever use the skills I picked up on this project again, but I'm glad that I have this experience and pleased with the results!
Here is the sprayer itself, note the four sprayer nozzles on the bottom at the rear.
Here's a pic from the front -- Ester, with the laptop, is from the agriculure college's senior design team - they basically owned the project and sort of subcontracted out the software design to our computer science team.
From this view you can see our software running on the laptop! (Sorry, that's exciting for me.) The patterns you see on the screen in the window are the patterns they laid out in which the sprayer will be activated.
Configuring the software, I guess.
This shows the sprayer operational. You can vaguely see the chalk outline where they marked off the sprayer boundaries previously. Notice how the individual sprayers turned on independent of each other, at different times, to cover the spray area and only the spray area.
This is probably my favorite image -- because it shows that our GPS controlled sprayer was pretty accurate!
I don't know if I'll ever use the skills I picked up on this project again, but I'm glad that I have this experience and pleased with the results!
Middle Schoolers, Faith, and Books
I'm wondering about what kind of books I could recommend to middle school or young high school students. What books are there that deal with important faith issues on a level that they can understand?
This could include fiction books, but not necessarily.
I'm also torn over this issue because I'm not sure how much time middle schoolers commit to reading for pleasure as it is. Maybe recomending a book other than the Bible to them isn't the best effort for a youth minister. But if it ever was, I wouldn't know many good suggestions.
This could include fiction books, but not necessarily.
I'm also torn over this issue because I'm not sure how much time middle schoolers commit to reading for pleasure as it is. Maybe recomending a book other than the Bible to them isn't the best effort for a youth minister. But if it ever was, I wouldn't know many good suggestions.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Wish List
Updated Dec-10-2005
Some of you have asked, and here it is:
Some of you have asked, and here it is:
- Guitar picks - light and medium
- Hanging file folders
- Tabbed manila file folders
- Compact disc case for 90+ cd's
- A spindle (not a huge quantity though) of recordable DVDs (can anyone explain DVD+R vs. DVD-R or other formats?)
- Guitar capo
- Books
- Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel by Brian D. McLaren, Tony Campolo
- The Radical Reformission : Reaching Out without Selling Out by Mark Driscoll
- The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security by Kevin Mitnick
- Other stuff from my Amazon Wish List (search for me by my name)
- A heavy coat
- An Apple store in my town
- An extra hour in the day
- Something with which to clean my laptop LCD
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Myspace Woes
I've spent much of the last few hours tinkering with my Myspace profile. If you're not familiar with it, Myspace is an on-line social networking tool. You can create a profile for yourself, add other Myspace friends, post blog entries, etc. It has become hugely popular with teens.
More recently, I'm noticing that even my middle school students have been joining up. It's interesting to consider how this is going to shape affect their lives, communication, etc. I'm not sure how well it sinks in to them that their profiles are very public things! Students are often pretty transparent in their profiles, more transparent than they would normally be sitting at church with their youth minister or some other adult leader.
Anyhow, editing myspace is pretty much awful -- you can personalize your page, but you can only do it through CSS, and they don't provide you with information about all the different IDs, classes, etc. which you can edit in order to change various parts of your profile. There seems to be no good authoritative source on the matter, although there are plenty of profile generators that allow you to create some really awful looking profiles. So currently my profile is pretty ugly, as I have been playing with style sheets, but I feel like I've committed more time to it already than I want to.
In other news, I'm a loser. I planned to go to one of my student's basketball games today -- the last one of the season -- and I just remembered it, some 5-6 hours after the game. I think I was so happy about being done with school for the semester that I forgot about other obligations in my life. Perhaps she will forgive me, and hopefully I will be able to make it up to her in some other way.
Ashlee scored us some free Caedmon's Call tickets for this weekend!
More recently, I'm noticing that even my middle school students have been joining up. It's interesting to consider how this is going to shape affect their lives, communication, etc. I'm not sure how well it sinks in to them that their profiles are very public things! Students are often pretty transparent in their profiles, more transparent than they would normally be sitting at church with their youth minister or some other adult leader.
Anyhow, editing myspace is pretty much awful -- you can personalize your page, but you can only do it through CSS, and they don't provide you with information about all the different IDs, classes, etc. which you can edit in order to change various parts of your profile. There seems to be no good authoritative source on the matter, although there are plenty of profile generators that allow you to create some really awful looking profiles. So currently my profile is pretty ugly, as I have been playing with style sheets, but I feel like I've committed more time to it already than I want to.
In other news, I'm a loser. I planned to go to one of my student's basketball games today -- the last one of the season -- and I just remembered it, some 5-6 hours after the game. I think I was so happy about being done with school for the semester that I forgot about other obligations in my life. Perhaps she will forgive me, and hopefully I will be able to make it up to her in some other way.
Ashlee scored us some free Caedmon's Call tickets for this weekend!
Sunday, December 04, 2005
LarkNews.com
You may be familiar with The Onion (a very funny news parody web site) but you may not be familiar with Lark News. I just recently discovered it myself.
Lark News' humor seems to parallel the irreverent comedy of The Onion, but the but Lark News' humor seems to land squarely on the shoulders of evangelical Christianity. Apparently it originated as a very unique church newsletter, and it grew into the website it is today.
I'm slightly uncomfortable calling everyone's attention to this; there may be articles there that cross some kind of line. However, I think it's good to take a look at these things that we do that sometimes don't make sense to ourselves, to the rest of the world, or perhaps in some way to God.
As a sample article, I'll point you to this article about missionaries developing a new method for fundraising. Be sure to check out the FAQs page.
Enjoy.
Lark News' humor seems to parallel the irreverent comedy of The Onion, but the but Lark News' humor seems to land squarely on the shoulders of evangelical Christianity. Apparently it originated as a very unique church newsletter, and it grew into the website it is today.
I'm slightly uncomfortable calling everyone's attention to this; there may be articles there that cross some kind of line. However, I think it's good to take a look at these things that we do that sometimes don't make sense to ourselves, to the rest of the world, or perhaps in some way to God.
As a sample article, I'll point you to this article about missionaries developing a new method for fundraising. Be sure to check out the FAQs page.
Enjoy.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
I'm not dead
It's finals week so pardon my non-presence on the web.
My exams are all done but I still have some work to do for my classes (cause I didn't get the work done during the semester).
I'm a little bothered right now by the Southern Baptist Convention International Misson Board's recent policy change on selecting missionaries. My baptism no longer is valid enough for me to serve as an IMB missionary - despite the fact that it's valid enough for me to be a SBC member. And on staff at an SBC church. I'll probably write more about this later, but not now. Thanks to Steve for pointing this out.
An IMB employee emailed me recently following up from my talking to them at their booth at NYWC. I wrote them back and asked them what I could do regarding my concern for this policy change. We'll see what I hear back from them. I'm kind of discouraged/disgusted by this.
Eventually I tend to post more about NYWC as well, but I'm just kind of covered up right now.
My exams are all done but I still have some work to do for my classes (cause I didn't get the work done during the semester).
I'm a little bothered right now by the Southern Baptist Convention International Misson Board's recent policy change on selecting missionaries. My baptism no longer is valid enough for me to serve as an IMB missionary - despite the fact that it's valid enough for me to be a SBC member. And on staff at an SBC church. I'll probably write more about this later, but not now. Thanks to Steve for pointing this out.
An IMB employee emailed me recently following up from my talking to them at their booth at NYWC. I wrote them back and asked them what I could do regarding my concern for this policy change. We'll see what I hear back from them. I'm kind of discouraged/disgusted by this.
Eventually I tend to post more about NYWC as well, but I'm just kind of covered up right now.
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