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It is very easy to go to church every Sunday but it is difficult to be the church, which is our calling.
— Emmanuel Pothen (@eapothen) November 17, 2012
church.
17 Saturday Nov 2012
Posted in Devotionals
Behind the Storm
29 Monday Oct 2012
Posted in Devotionals
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous & the storm terrible, yet never consider these sufficient reason for remaining ashore.”
Van Gogh.
Get out of the Boat of Unbelief: Why God uses a Storm.
Peter’s sole concern was to stay dry & warm;
God chose to teach Faith through a storm.
Yahweh uses rogue waves to smooth human rifts,
Like pearls in an oyster, bestows blessings & gifts.
For Jonah, the Savior sent a storm for correction,
With Peter, to prove Abba’s Authority in perfection.
As tides, life has daily highs & lows,
When not welcomed nor expected, harsh wind blows.
By overcoming trepidation & turbulent trials,
Character is lengthened by spiritual miles.
“Faith is strengthened when taken to extremes.”
Trusting Truth wholly, solely, exceeds hopes & dreams.
Unbelief, fear & doubt, beg for the search of an alternate route.
Creator Captain’s command is to step out of the boat,
Though the hard rain proposes another anecdote,
Daddy’s divine love, grace and power alone can keep men afloat.
by Rebecca Brundage, a friend
How to Raise Up Emerging Spiritual Leaders?
26 Friday Oct 2012
Posted in Church, Leadership
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- Seek God and search for emerging spiritual leaders in your church
- Fellowship and be transparent with emerging leaders
- Mentor emerging leaders spiritually, theologically, missiologically and in character
- Recognize and value spiritual gifts and skills of emerging leaders
- Empower by delegating the emerging leaders to serve the local church and the community
- Lead the emerging leaders to develop and grow their skills and ministry
Real Poverty?
10 Wednesday Oct 2012
Posted in Quotes
Because Jesus…
05 Wednesday Sep 2012
Posted in Quotes
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Because Jesus was strong for me, I am free to be weak;
Because Jesus won for me, I am free to lose;
Because Jesus was someone, I am free to be no one;
Because Jesus was extraordinary, I am free to be ordinary;
Because Jesus succeeded for me, I am free to fail.
-Tullian Tchividjian
A Strange Tourist Attraction
13 Monday Aug 2012
Posted in News
Audio Report: A Strange Tourist Attraction: India’s Street Kids (npr)
Listen to an interesting story about how children on the streets are learning to survive.
Did You Know?
India has as many as 18 million street children. Whereas all of them are extremely poor, up to half of them are Dalit (untouchable caste), or belong to other scheduled castes or tribes, pointing to deeply ingrained patterns of inequality (HRWA 2000).
Our Response.
At Daya Project we are praying and planning to start Daya Community Centers in both urban and rural regions of India to empower the most needy children. Please pray for us.
What’s this blog all about?
08 Wednesday Aug 2012
This blog comes from living life. It’s what I’m hearing, seeing, learning, enjoying, struggling through, and reflecting on along the way. It’s a collection of my thoughts, prayers, photos, wonderings and challenges. I hope you can grow along with me as I try to take time to reflect on the simplest aspects of life as a father, husband, and servant of God.
rain·bow
03 Friday Aug 2012
Posted in Photography
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Vermont, U.S.A.
A bow or arc of prismatic colors appearing in the heavens opposite the sun and caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun’s rays in drops of rain.
Queen of Arabian Sea.
25 Wednesday Jul 2012
Posted in Photography
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arabian sea, fishing, fishing nets, Fort Kochi, Kerala, nature, ocean, Photography
The city of Cochin in India is know as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.
Behind the curtain.
23 Monday Jul 2012
Posted in Quotes
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battle, evil, God, Spirituality, warfare
“If once the curtain were pulled back, and the scene behind it came into view, it would expose to our spiritual vision a struggle so intense, so convulsive, sweeping away everything within its range, that the most fierce battle fought on earth would seem like mere child’s play by comparison.”
Abraham Kuyper
