In honor of April 1, I post the following article found at the Wittenburg Door website. ============ Your Guide to Contemporary Christian Music By Skippy R Created 06/19/2008 - 01:15 By Dale Peterson Thank you for choosing to worship with us … [Continue reading]
The Choco mission, part 03
So, how did I get involved personally in the Choco mission? Well, it was all because of Fr. Alejandro. He went the first time, and he also went a follow up time. My assumption and encouragement was that he would be the one to keep going out there. … [Continue reading]
The Choco mission, part 02
I mentioned the last post that the 1998 El Niño rains in Peru caused a massive landslide that blocked one of the streams going by Choco, a stream that had become a raging river. As a result, the river swept over part of the small bluff that houses … [Continue reading]
The Choco mission, part 01
If you notice, on the previous post there is a photographs of some Quechua farmers with ancient-design farming equipment and a couple of ladies, one carrying her child in a blanket on her back. That photograph was taken while I was visiting Choco, … [Continue reading]
Mission minded congregations are not necessarily nice
Continuing on with some of my comments on missions and fund-raising, I recently posted the note below on another blog. After I posted it, I thought that it might be worth reposting here. Since I am no longer an overseas missionaries, it may be that … [Continue reading]
Multiple Missionary Support by Local Congregations
Have you ever been to a local congregation that has a missions board up with multiple missionaries? I do not mean a large congregation with multiple missionaries. I mean a typical size medium congregation, one with an attendance around a couple of … [Continue reading]
Paradosis, an important Greek word, part 02
OK, reread the verses from yesterday. What differentiates a good tradition from a bad tradition? Well, just going by the verses from Scripture, the only difference was whether the tradition was taught by the Apostles or whether the tradition was … [Continue reading]
Paradosis, an important Greek word, part 01
It is sometimes worthwhile to do a word study, where one sees how a word is used in different contexts in Scripture. One such word is the Greek word paradosis, which the King James always translates as "tradition," with one exception. And, that one … [Continue reading]
Not all tradition is Holy Tradition, paradosis ahead
From the movie Fiddler on the Roof (1971) [TEVYE] Tradition, tradition! Tradition! Tradition, tradition! Tradition! [TEVYE & PAPAS] Who, day and night, must scramble for a living, Feed a wife and children, say his daily prayers? And who … [Continue reading]
The King James and Holy Tradition
1. Though I speake with the tongues of men & of Angels, and haue not charity, I am become as sounding brasse or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I haue the gift of prophesie, and vnderstand all mysteries and all knowledge: and though I haue all … [Continue reading]
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