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Meant for More: The Great(er) Story
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The stories of two people and the adventures Jesus takes them on. Thursday, May 2, 2013. How do you reach people who don't think the Bible is relevant to their life? How do you encourage someone to read the Bible who has no interest in it? Do what Paul did. When he was in Greece he observed how they behaved, whom they quoted and what they valued. Here in Russia we've noticed that Russians love a good story. The famed author Nikolai Gogol once said that a Russian cannot resist a good story. What was Adam ...
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Meant for More: Hope
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The stories of two people and the adventures Jesus takes them on. Monday, December 17, 2012. I do not hope in gun laws. I do not hope in the protection of a weapon. I do not hope in princes who fail. I do not hope in the wickedness of the human heart. I do not hope in anything this world offers. I hope in the innocent one who suffered cruelly for the wickedness of man. I hope in the one who did not trust the words of men, for he knew what was in their hearts. How will he do it? I do not know.
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Meant for More: The Weight of "Good Bye"
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The stories of two people and the adventures Jesus takes them on. Friday, June 28, 2013. The Weight of "Good Bye". We have been back in the US for a few weeks now. The dust is settling and we are finally getting some time to think about all the transition that we have just gone through (and are presently in) . One thought ever-present in my mind the last few weeks in Moscow was how hard it was for me to say the words "good bye". Except, I couldn't do it. This made parting in Russia easier. I could sa...
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Meant for More: Leading With a Limp
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The stories of two people and the adventures Jesus takes them on. Monday, February 25, 2013. Leading With a Limp. With this memory of him in my mind I gladly borrowed "Leading with a Limp" (2006) from a friend. (by borrow I mean I said to my friend while in his office, "this looks good, can I read it? As I placed it in my bag over a year ago.sorry Russell, you'll get it back shortly). He uses a grid that shows the typical challenges of a leader and the typical ineffective responses. I would say read this...
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Meant for More: Update since August(!)
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The stories of two people and the adventures Jesus takes them on. Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Wow, it's been a while since either of us have written. Things got busy with a staff conference in St. Petersburg and then never really slowed down. Here's a quick list of things that have happened in the past several months. Staff conference in St. Pete with all of our Russian staff (encouraging time, especially seeing our friends from all over the country). Charlie continues to grow and amaze us with his perso...
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Meant for More: Praying Like My Son Walks
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The stories of two people and the adventures Jesus takes them on. Monday, February 18, 2013. Praying Like My Son Walks. For the past several months I've been reading through John Calvin's the Institutes of Christian Religion. It appears I got distracted, how did that happen? This is similar to how the Spirit helps us pray. We can barely walk on our own, but by holding on to the Spirit we can pray with more direction, more concentration and pray for the things that matter most (even if the Cubs could ...
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Meant for More: A New Semester
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The stories of two people and the adventures Jesus takes them on. Saturday, January 26, 2013. Our team gathered this morning for a first and a last. Despite the nostalgia of "one last time together" we were able to hammer out some plans for the semester and I'm really excited about them. Whether you are a student involved in our English clubs or one of the several people who pray for us, or just some stranger that stumbled upon this blog I'm excited to share the plans we have for the Spring Semester.
