I have been thinking much about “failure.” Like it or not-we humans fail… and we do it often! Also, we fail in multiple different ways. We have failed lives, failed marriages, failed parenting, failed children, failed careers, failed promises, failed obedience, & failed self-esteem. To the surprise of some, the Bible is a book about failures and failing people. Just look at them, heroes all,
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A Worthy Walk
Today I am thinking about one of my favorite Bible words. It is the word “worthy.” We don’t use this word much anymore, but I like it and think that it is a worthy word worth our time to think about! So how’s that? First, do you often have feelings of being unworthy? I sometimes do. I’m not sure where this feeling originates from,
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How do you change a culture without truth? It cannot be done. People are too quick to believe a lie, especially if they have been told it is the truth. Let me illustrate this for you: In 1990 I was one of the first missionaries to enter Albania after the Communist “wall” came down. Before the fall of communism, Albania was the most closed
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Think with me about culture clashes and preferences that separate us into tribes. When the Spaniards came to the Americas they searched for Gold, of which the Native Americans seemed to have plenty. The Spanish traded the “Indians” (as they were misnamed) beads and cloth for gold. What a deal! Yet, if you asked the Native Americans if they got a deal they would
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Africa’s Finer Things
There’s nothing quite like getting home after 27 hours on three airplanes! Nearly 10,000 miles later and we are prosperous in Prosper (home). You simply must go with us sometime soon. Africa is a “trip” in more ways than one! Already, I miss the finer things in life that Africa teaches me. No, not fine dining, or fine wines or even most of what
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Barry with 3 of our Act ministry staff at a recent pastors training in Uganda (May 2013) Dan Gallini and I trained 108 pastors of our mission churches in 4 locations in Kenya and Uganda. We gave each man a new ESV Study Bible. Our goal this year is to train all 454 of our pastors by years end. I return to train more
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Living in the midst of the African culture is an adventure. Just little things Americans take for granted are missing. For instance, I have a small TV in my room at the 24/7 motel in Mukono, Uganda. But, and I do mean but, it only gets 1 channel and that choice is made in the bar downstairs! You can imagine the content-ugh. Last night
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I am in Africa, we’ve been here two weeks with another week to go. Things have been popping while we seek to minister to hundreds of pastors. As you know we have BWM staff in 6 countries. They show the Jesus film and other evangelistic films in very remote places, sometimes where folks have never seen a movie. That’s amazing. One such place had some excitement
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I have been thinking about “apostolic passion.” I know- weird of me…right? Passion and apostolic-you wed these two ideas together and you really have something earth shattering and earth changing. What is Apostolic Passion? I see it clearly illustrated in Paul’s words to the Roman church, recorded in Romans 15:15-21. The word “apostolic” = one sent forth with a message. Much like a king sending a
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May Monthly Prayer for Our ACT Staff
Monthly Prayer for our ACT Staff: May Moses Kyalo, Kenyan ACT leader since 2005 Moses has been on the BWM staff for a very long time. Only David Mukhaye has served longer. Moses is married and the father of three young children. He rides on his motor bike, taking the Gospel into the interior of Kenya. Moses has shown the Jesus film and Aids
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