Mission quotes for July 2010

“Reaching the unreached is a challenging task, but our primary problem is not the cultural, economic, logistical or political barriers we face. It is more simple: we lack sufficient manpower.” – Justin Long, “Where are We Going?” in Momentum Magazine, July/ August, 2006

Read the full article here …

A fresh lease on life – personal experience

“We are approaching the toll gate now, I think.” I said to the lady at the other end of the line.

“Ok no probs, we are expecting you.” ‘Motara replied twice. She is the groom’s younger sister, she invited us.

Ifemakin sat behind His steering wheel, looking strangely vigilant. Read the full article here …

Victory over sin

The believer’s primary victory in salvation is victory over sin. The unbeliever may approach Christ with the burden of guilt, sinful, dishonorable habits or lifestyle etc., believing that Christ’s acceptance of him implies that all is forgiven and he is justified to begin a brand new life.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
2Co 5:17

Unfortunately for some who have received Christ, they struggle with believing that God has forgiven them, especially if they find it hard to forgive themselves or if some other people wouldn’t forgive them.

Repentance can be even more difficult. Read the full article here …

Changes!!!

Well you probably noticed already, The Everyday Christian blog has been split into two individual blogs like I told you to anticipate. Now I have the Being Christian blog which is actually no different from the original Everyday Christian blog, save for the name change, and which inherits this subdomain. The other new weblog is Everyday Poetry (on http://poetry.tee-akindele.com)

Redefining scope for evangelistic missions

It is now imperative that we the Church, take certain factors into consideration as we seek a more efficient contextualization of our scope for the mandate to be witnesses “… in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth“. When we address “going into all the world” it’s no longer just about distances or geography. The idea of community is changing, so is the face of our world and so is the phenomenon by which the gospel mission is advancing. Cultural influences, world economy, immigration, other social factors and of course technology, is making and bridging gaps remarkably, and redefining our appraisal of demography and geography. Read the full article here …

A Global-Scope for Christians

I remember reading an article as a teenager years ago, from an old magazine (actually published by Billy Graham in the ’80s) I found at home then. I don’t quite remember most of the content but I remember the title was something about: “Becoming a world Christian”. I have a suspicion that something was imparted in my heart from its message back then, that was going to inspire my interests in World Missions and International Christian work years later.
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Poetry: Perilous Times

Time is corrupting the days
And the days are fulfilling the times
Rebellion is climaxing frightfully
To the explosion of damnation.

© 2002, Tee Akindele

Poetry: Riding the storm

I would never have taken that first step
When he called: “I am the Lord, come out to me”
But then my little boat was against the storm no help
It would eventually have given me up to the depths of the sea.

And so like a man with neither hope nor anything else to loose
“I’m just a poor sinner” was all I could think.
How could I this grand offer then refuse?
I stepped into the water, hardly expecting not to sink.

Read the full article here …