During my senior year of college I sensed God’s call to work with the poor. I attended the Urbana missions conference that year (1987), and while there applied (and was later accepted) to serve overseas with Food for the Hungry. Sometime during the spring of 1988, I met with the
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I can remember times when I was confronted by injustice, my father would challenge me by saying, “Take the high road.” I knew what he was saying. Interestingly, I think that is exactly what Jesus was saying when he spoke about a narrow road that leads to life, but wide
Recalling our Staff Conference Dear Harvest Team, In our staff conference last year, I talked to you about mentorship and encouraged each of you to not only see yourselves as teachers and trainers, but also as mentors. I actually don’t like the word “mentor” because it implies that the mentor
The following is the foreword to Vishal Mangalwadi’s new and most important book yet—Truth and Transformation: A Manifesto for Ailing Nations, written by Dr. Art Lindsley of the C.S. Lewis Institute: Many have spoken and written on the crisis of our times—economic, religious, moral and political. Some have said that
It is a rare book that has me as excited as Vishal Mangalwadi’s new one does, Truth and Transformation. It simply is one of the most important books I’ve read on the power of a biblical worldview for social and cultural transformation. If this is a topic you care about—as
This just in from DNA Trainer Chris Ampadu in West Africa: Last week’s visit to Lome, Togo for a Vision Casting amongst denominational leaders was phenomenal. Samaritan Strategy Africa has been working in Togo for the past five years but it has been very difficult to bring all the churches
John echoes this in Revelation 11:15, that “the kingdoms of the world will become the Kingdom of God.” According to Paul’s second letter to the Corinthian church, the knowledge of the Glory of the Lord is the message that we as the Church need to proclaim. It is “the light
God is glorified most when Christ becomes visible within us; when we are conformed to the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29, Gal.4:19, Col. 1:28-29). A good example of this is found in the book of Habakkuk, which is a book of transformation. It gives the account of one man’s spiritual
I do not think transformation is an end in itself. With the concept of transformational development I’m trying to move slightly away from the term “transformation”. Transformation became quite a “buzz word” and needs therefore clear definition. Both transformation and development can be defined as “moving towards God’s intentions.” The
This is post 4 of 7 in the series “Obama’s Blinding Style” Obama’s Blinding Style, Part 1 Obama’s Blinding Style, Part 2 Obama’s Blinding Style, Part 3 Obama’s Blinding Style, Part 4 Obama’s Blinding Style, Part 5 & Final A Response to Obama’s Blinding Style More on Obama’s Style &
