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Mar. 13, 2013
The Unthinking Religious
I witnessed a goat sacrifice the first time I visited India. That was different. But, as a tourist, the terminated bleating just added to the foreign experience. We moved on as the priest dabbed blood on the young couple's foreheads. … Continue reading
Tagged Christianity, missions, popular culture, thinking
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Dec. 27, 2012
Update from a missionary you may know
In 1962, a farm girl from California hiked through the Filipino jungle. She and her colleague from Wycliffe wanted to translate the Bible for a tribe of former headhunters. Just last month, John and I got to meet this missionary … Continue reading
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Dec. 3, 2012
What Has Sonlight Helped You Grow?
As Buck Denver so sagely observes, Sonlight "won't make your plants grow." But as I spent this afternoon with Henry Reyenga of Christian Leaders Institute, I was reminded that things do grow out of Sonlight. And I'm not just talking … Continue reading
Tagged books, missions, Sonlight
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Nov. 29, 2012
Is Generosity a Life Skill? Should it be?
As a homeschooling parent, I know you want your children to be well-educated. They should know the 3Rs, be able to think critically, have a clear understanding of their world and more. At Sonlight, we add "learn to be generous" … Continue reading
Nov. 19, 2012
Sonlight: A Missions Minded Community
Sonlight is more than a company. Sonlight is more than a homeschool curriculum. Sonlight is also a community. This has been true since early 1995. Back then, the community was largely on the Forums. Much of the interaction was about … Continue reading
Nov. 6, 2012
Are You Accepted as One of Them?
Not four minutes ago I finished a fascinating conversation with a speaker from Encountering the World of Islam. The questioned he posed was this: Thinking of Christ becoming man so He could reach us, how are we reaching out to … Continue reading
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Nov. 1, 2012
Who will you meet in heaven?
After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. –Revelation 7:9 I believe God cares about the … Continue reading
