worldview – Jim & Rachel

A Tale of Two Ibadah

Ibadah is the local word for religious ceremony. It’s a word we learned early and use often because the milestones in life on our island are commonly marked with the gathering of friends and neighbors for good food and a traditional ceremony. Each type of ibadah is specific to the circumstance: tujuh bulan (literally “seven months”) marks the seventhContinue reading “A Tale of Two Ibadah”

The Biblical Context for Missions – Part 1

The following text was originally intended as a short booklet with which we could communicate to our friends and partnering churches the basic Biblical context for missions that has helped to motivate us to take part in cross-cultural ministry. Since a document sitting dormant on my hard drive for three years (that will likely never seeContinue reading “The Biblical Context for Missions – Part 1”

Delicious Cake

I mentioned in an earlier post that NTM missionaries have begun teaching chronologically through the Bible in the Akolet tribe of Papua New Guinea. They started on January 4th, and have taught 5 days a week for about an hour each day. If you have not already done it, I’d encourage you to check outContinue reading “Delicious Cake”

The Sum of an Elephant

There is a parable out of India about three blind men who are brought before an elephant and asked to explain what the elephant is like. One of the men reaches out and touches the leg and concludes that an elephant is thick and round and much like a column or pillar. Another man puts hisContinue reading “The Sum of an Elephant”

Awayo

I think you could say there is a general consensus among the world outside of Christianity that Christian missions is nothing more than a form of colonialism. The argument falls somewhere along the lines of 1) they are individuals with human rights and are happy as they are, and therefore 2) who are you toContinue reading “Awayo”

An Example of Worldview

Our worldview plays a major role in the way we interpret life. Our home church, New Life, is currently working through The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World in which John Piper, Justin Taylor, and a handful of top-notch contributors contrast the Biblical Theistic worldview against the predominant Western worldview of our day, postmodernism. Continue reading “An Example of Worldview”