Translating Messages From Heads To Hearts
I’d never heard of this word before reading Pete Hegseth’s and David Goodwin’s Battle For The American Mind. It’s a Greek word for formative education. While it has no exact English translation, Plato said that a student “is rightly trained in respect of pleasures and pains so as to hate what ought to be hated, …
Paideia – παιδεια Some Thoughts on Public Education Read More »
When was the last time you read a book or heard a story that forced you to reflect on your own faith? A couple of days ago, I finished “Back to Jerusalem,” and let me tell you, the stories of faith and commitment of those Chinese house church members left me stunned and humbled — …
Igniting Faith: Navigating Your Unique Spiritual Journey for Lasting Impact Read More »
It’s been quite awhile since I’ve written . . . and I suspect it has to do with the reality that this trip has been difficult for me. I came to the Philippines thinking I was going to be drilling lots of (Water For All style) hand-dug wells for “the poorest of the poor.” The …
I used to think Ground Zero meant only NYC and the Twin Towers. Now I know differently. There’s another place, here in the Philippines, where Ground Zero is equally appalling and real. It’s in a place called The Islamic City of Marawi, at the northwest tip of Lake Lanao in the Philippine province of Lanao …
I read an article by Russell Moore of Christianity Today this morning. He was discussing some of the different ways Christians respond to God in worship. I was struck by how quickly what he said touched my heart. He was drawing comparisons between how the staid and conservative —and the free and charismatic believers expressed …
Looking for an apartment. How hard can it be, right? No we don’t have a vehicle to take us and we still haven’t figured out the jeepney schedules and routes. So we walk. Everywhere. All day. I think I’m averaging about 10 — 12 miles a day now. This week has been non-stop. I’ve contacted …
How NOT to Find An Apartment – And Still Get Lucky! Read More »
I’d been invited to this church by a missionary friend from Costa Mesa, CA. The church’s physical location was a bit hidden, and though Google Maps took me to the address, I simply couldn’t locate the building. After walking for about 40 minutes in 85-degree heat with equal humidity, I wandered for another 30 minutes, …
I spent two days this week at “MBRLC” (Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center). I was blown away by what they do with “the insurgents.” The Philippine Army has captured terrorists either from radical Islamic groups or from insurgent Communists. These are the worst of the worst; they’re armed, dangerous, and they prey upon and exploit …
I’m thinking so much these days about the differences between “knowledge-based discipleship” and “obedience-based discipleship.” I feel like my entire Christian life, I’ve practiced knowledge-based. Discipleship has been a program, a 6-week or 24-week or X-week or X-month protocol of lessons, which we attempt to master. Once we “get” the current lesson we move on …
Obedience-Based . . . Or Knowledge-Based Discipleship? Read More »
A Really Long Drive 4 Hours Drive from Davao to South Cotabato It was Thursday morning at about 6:40 when Bomo picked me up. He said to bring a change of clothes and a towel. If I had a tent, I was to bring that as well. No tent. No sleeping bag, so I was …