Today for the message at church I touched upon what the meaning of “evangelical” is since it’s a term that has recently come up in Japanese news. From my own recollections as well as a helpful article by John Stackhouse Jr. pushed me to speak of the differences between evangelicalism from the global perspective, andContinue reading “Evangelical…what is that?”
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A strange time to be an ex-patriot
Ex-patriot always strikes me as a strange word. If I hadn’t already known it to simply mean “American citizen living abroad”, then I would think it is something like “someone who is no longer a patriot (loyal member or fan)” and therefore “anti-American” in some sense. I personally am not “anti-American”, but I honestly amContinue reading “A strange time to be an ex-patriot”
Cults and Words
I received a letter and a phone call from a relatively new convert to the 新天地 group, which is called Shincheonji Church of Jesus in English. Perhaps I’ll go into more details sometime in the future as to what this group believes and practices, but I want to concentrate on my interaction with the youngContinue reading “Cults and Words”
Execution (not of people, just tasks)
. So many times I find myself with the “right ideas”, yet feel lost getting from point A to point B. I suppose I might be able to get myself across the way, but as a pastor, leading people, creating structures and then helping through the transition is so much larger of a task. Recently,Continue reading “Execution (not of people, just tasks)”
One form of homesickness
So today I met a lady who had lived near Albany, NY (Troy) for sometime and suddenly my memories of my grandparents and aunt, the summers and Christmases that were spent there….all came flooding back. My grandparents have been dead for sometime and I myself can’t even get back to the states right now (it’sContinue reading “One form of homesickness”
Who we are affects what we build…
All to say that it is hard for us to build something that does not reflect who we are. I can hold so many learned ministry skills and accomplish and build much, but if my heart is full of pride or bitterness, whatever is built carries with it those sins (to an extent). That mightContinue reading “Who we are affects what we build…”
Very quick thoughts on Japanese theology…
Now, even as I write the title, I am aware of the danger of classifying something as “Japanese theology”, while I implicitly believe that there is no American theology or European theology…just theology. All theology is context bound, though that does not mean that all theology is incorrect or relative. But reading Kitamori’s “the BibleContinue reading “Very quick thoughts on Japanese theology…”
Pikmin and management
Perhaps when writing a blog, a person can focus on a certain niche or subject and write a lot about that, which is probably helpful for the blogger as well as those who can read multiple articles on the same subject. The other way a blog can be done is with the focus on theContinue reading “Pikmin and management”
Blog posts about writing blog posts are a bad idea
So instead, I propose to write about a blog post that came to life and went on their computer and typed out a blog post. Thus it would no longer be a “a blog post about writing a blog post”, but rather “a blog post writing about blog posts”. This is much more interesting (thoughContinue reading “Blog posts about writing blog posts are a bad idea”
Skyrim and Getting Lost
So, I had a bit of time to myself last night and decided to play some Skyrim on PS3. Such a great game. I realize that it’s much easier to lose track of time/ play too much with rpgs versus platformers like Mario. Mario, I’ll pick up for 30 minutes to an hour and beContinue reading “Skyrim and Getting Lost”
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