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July ’10 Prayer Update
22
Jul
2010
Dear Praying Friends: What God has been Teaching me I have finished my second year of seminary at China Evangelical Seminary in Taipei, Taiwan. God used the classes this semester to inform my thinking on subjects such as the meaning of the Olivet Discourse in chapter 13 of Mark’s Gospel, the “Preacher’s” message of what [...]
March-April ’10 Prayer Update
18
Apr
2010
Gospel outreach For a few moments I (Jason) just stood silently a few yards away from him and prayed as he sat on the low brick wall under the warm glow of the streetlight. He bopped his head, drumming his hands to the praise music filling the cold night air at the park near Shi-da [...]
The Savagery of God
10
Apr
2010
If St. Paul had known of the existence of the Chinese, besides Jews and Greeks, 1 Cor. 1:22-25 might have been reformulated as: For Jews demand signs, Greeks look for wisdom, and the Chinese honor morality, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews, foolishness to Gentiles, and savagery to the Chinese, but [...]
A Real Conversation
16
Dec
2008
Ellie’s getting sassy. Jason usually plays with Ellie a little in the morning before he gets ready for school, giving me a chance to finish my breakfast uninterrupted. Jason: Okay Ellie, time for Daddy to get in the shower. Ellie: Mommy play blocks. Yeah. Kristie: No, it’s time for us to do our morning chores. [...]
Thanksgiving Prayer Update ’08
27
Nov
2008
Dear Praying Friends: Since turkeys are a little hard to come by in Taiwan, we decided to celebrate Thanksgiving with you by sharing some of the many things that we are thankful for in our life and ministry here in Taiwan. We really love our new life at the seminary in Taipei and praise God [...]
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