Wow, within the past week, a number of people have been invited to visit this website to find out more about the "Pilgrimage to Italy" adventure.
For those of you who might be new to the website, let me say thank you for coming and I hope you enjoy reading and commenting on this page as our cohort prepares and travels to italy in just about 1 month.
Hopefully, you will also be seeing some more frequent posting, as well as an updated sidebar, including some fellow team members names and prayer requests.
LEAD Cohort 9, Biblical Theological Seminary
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Praying for Italians.
As I am sure many of you know, Italy has been hit hard this week with an earthquake.
In the words of our trip coordinator... "I invite you to consider a prayer of safety, mercy and grace as the country and the region near L'Acquila faces a long road to recovery." As we pray for the Italians, I want to invite you to do the same.
As I am sure you have noticed, I often use the BBC as an international news source. I will try to keep you updated on what is happening in Italy as this event continues to play out... but if you want to find information yourself, check http://www.bbc.co.uk/topics/italy.
In the words of our trip coordinator... "I invite you to consider a prayer of safety, mercy and grace as the country and the region near L'Acquila faces a long road to recovery." As we pray for the Italians, I want to invite you to do the same.
As I am sure you have noticed, I often use the BBC as an international news source. I will try to keep you updated on what is happening in Italy as this event continues to play out... but if you want to find information yourself, check http://www.bbc.co.uk/topics/italy.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Halfway!
I just got word from our trip coordinator that financially, we are halfway to our class goal for our trip.
Exciting Times!
Exciting Times!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Fighting for Freedom
I was reading an article this past week from the BBC, I was reading it for one reason... because it concerns Italy, and I am trying to keep up on current events in that area while preparing for this trip. But I found myself intrigued by the article for another reason... because in it, there are people fighting for freedom.
Freedom has been the cry of the church since the beginning. Freedom is at the core of who we are as Christians. In Galatians 5, Paul speaks of freedom in very unique ways, but in the end he says that we have been set free so that we can live in step with the spirit, and as such we will produce a life that there is no law against... a life marked by love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and self-control.
The Italians are right now involved in a fight for freedom. I am wondering what the role of Christians looks like in this very unique fight.
Check out this article and let me know if you have any thoughts of how the Church, being Christ's representative on earth should engage in this specific fight for freedom.
Italians Versus Mafia
Freedom has been the cry of the church since the beginning. Freedom is at the core of who we are as Christians. In Galatians 5, Paul speaks of freedom in very unique ways, but in the end he says that we have been set free so that we can live in step with the spirit, and as such we will produce a life that there is no law against... a life marked by love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and self-control.
The Italians are right now involved in a fight for freedom. I am wondering what the role of Christians looks like in this very unique fight.
Check out this article and let me know if you have any thoughts of how the Church, being Christ's representative on earth should engage in this specific fight for freedom.
Italians Versus Mafia
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Praising God
We are sitting in class tonight talking about this experience for a few minutes.
The GREAT news is that we as a class has raised One-Third of the finances that we need to go on this trip at this point. (Personally, I am on par with the overall class as well).
I know that the financial scene of many people, our country as a whole, and from the sounds of it... the world, is not pretty. And I cannot say thank you enough to the many of you who have made sacrifices to invest in me and my Cohort team.
I am praising God and thanking you all at the same time.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Money problems!
Alright, so this might not be so much about our trip in particular, but I thought it was an interesting tid-bit on our current American culture especially the economy.
I wonder if this is the message that our culture needs to be hearing from our churches. Its pretty intersting to study what Jesus says about money... Luke was pretty interested in the topic if you want to check it out.
But instead of the church, this comes from a rather unlikely finanical advisors. (Note that this is not the source I generally take financial advice from, but they seem to be on to something.)
Enjoy this short clip: Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford!
I wonder if this is the message that our culture needs to be hearing from our churches. Its pretty intersting to study what Jesus says about money... Luke was pretty interested in the topic if you want to check it out.
But instead of the church, this comes from a rather unlikely finanical advisors. (Note that this is not the source I generally take financial advice from, but they seem to be on to something.)
Enjoy this short clip: Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Firefighters
I don't do a lot of "blogging" nor do I look through a lot of "blogs."
Through the advice of a classmate, however, I was reading a blog about a week ago that originates from a local guy. He had just posted some thoughts about Firefighters & how they are a good metaphor for the church.
I can't stop thinking about the analogy as it is quite thought provoking on the role of the church in the local community. Since, this is part of the idea behind the type of mission trip we are taking, I wondered if you guys would want to be challenged by it as well.
Check it out, and feel free to let me know what you think.
http://www.jrbriggs.com/missional-outposts-7/02/
Through the advice of a classmate, however, I was reading a blog about a week ago that originates from a local guy. He had just posted some thoughts about Firefighters & how they are a good metaphor for the church.
I can't stop thinking about the analogy as it is quite thought provoking on the role of the church in the local community. Since, this is part of the idea behind the type of mission trip we are taking, I wondered if you guys would want to be challenged by it as well.
Check it out, and feel free to let me know what you think.
http://www.jrbriggs.com/missional-outposts-7/02/
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