“The mission of the Church is to love Jesus Christ. Everything else is just strategy.” Mark Allan Powell

via Twitter / Erik Samuelson: “The mission of the Church ….

I have been working on designs for a while. I have now created a small store on CafePress.com which sells some of my projects. The link to the store is www.cafepress.com/ispeculate.

Third, while charity speaks to the condition of the recipient of the giving, justice speaks to the hearts and lives of everyone involved.  To live justly requires that we look at why there are those who “have” and those who “have not”.  It is this commitment that is at the heart of the Anabaptist commitment to simplicity and contentment.  While justice might be somewhat “popular” in Christian circles these days, I believe it will be this dynamic that will most clearly distinguish the true willingness of our commitment.

via Missional Economics: From Charity to Justice « A Living Alternative Our Missional Pilgrimage.

We left that area in a single file line and walked about 20 minutes to Trinity House, where we had visited earlier that day and had met Maya. We sat in the soccer field with the boys who lived there passing the time singing and praying.

via Luther Seminary – Global Vision Newsletter.