On One-Anothering #2 – Bearing One Another’s Burdens

During our time as missionaries in Lesotho, Natasja and I were involved in outreaches to the remote mountain village of Hajobo. These outreaches were part of a long-term strategy to establish a church there. The village was only about twenty kilometres from our base, but it could only be reached…

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On One-Anothering #1 – Prayer

If you’re a purist when it comes to the English language, you may not appreciate the title of this article. But I think I’m in good company when I stray this once outside of the bounds of linguistic orthodoxy. Paul often strained the Greek language or invented his own words…

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The Gospel as Ballast – How the Message of the Cross Keeps us Low

If there’s one thing social media companies have learned, it is that moral outrage is good for business. In fact, some sociologists have even begun to speak of the “Outrage Industry”.[1] We live in the age of the perpetually offended and these companies ensure that our feeds are always littered…

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