Comments for Esler.org http://www.esler.org Home of the World Christian Podcast Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:55:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Who’s a better missionary? by Steve Lyzenga http://www.esler.org/2008/06/16/whos-a-better-missionary/#comment-51681 Steve Lyzenga Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:43:52 +0000 http://www.esler.org/?p=153#comment-51681 Hi Ted, I met you at the H2H conference in the missions workshop, sitting behind you. Enjoyed your article, found it while researching my dissertation on simple church and missions (hope you don't mind me referencing you a few times!). Looking forward to connecting somewhere down the line toward "look[ing] forward to seeing how we can join hands in a way that sends more missionaries into the most spiritually dark neighborhoods in the world"... Steve Hi Ted,

I met you at the H2H conference in the missions workshop, sitting behind you. Enjoyed your article, found it while researching my dissertation on simple church and missions (hope you don’t mind me referencing you a few times!).

Looking forward to connecting somewhere down the line toward “look[ing] forward to seeing how we can join hands in a way that sends more missionaries into the most spiritually dark neighborhoods in the world”…

Steve

]]> Comment on Very Cool Visualizations by Aaron Tweeton http://www.esler.org/2008/07/28/very-cool-visualizations/#comment-43058 Aaron Tweeton Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:42:29 +0000 http://www.esler.org/?p=165#comment-43058 Very neat visualizations! I didn't quite understand what some of them meant but it certainly grabs your attention. Very neat visualizations! I didn’t quite understand what some of them meant but it certainly grabs your attention.

]]> Comment on What value do people have? by Ted http://www.esler.org/2008/08/01/what-value-do-people-have/#comment-42981 Ted Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:34:25 +0000 http://www.esler.org/?p=166#comment-42981 I think you meant to say, Mr. Meyers, not Mr. Green. Thanks for the comment!! I think you meant to say, Mr. Meyers, not Mr. Green.

Thanks for the comment!!

]]> Comment on What value do people have? by Aaron Tweeton http://www.esler.org/2008/08/01/what-value-do-people-have/#comment-42911 Aaron Tweeton Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:13:18 +0000 http://www.esler.org/?p=166#comment-42911 Mr. Green, and any everyone else including myself, need to remember that all we really give God is sin and rebellion. Yet, in His great love, He gave His Son to save poor rebels, people from every tongue and language and nation. The Father did not exercise some cold logic, saving people merely because they could benefit Him somehow, but because He first loved us. We really should love Africa and Africans, not based on a pragmatic "what's-in-it-for-me" attitude, but echoing the great love of Christ. In the Gospel, God is always the Giver, and we are like hungry beggars. Ted, you rightly say to steer away from "final solutions". That's exactly what this is sounding like. Mr. Green, and any everyone else including myself, need to remember that all we really give God is sin and rebellion. Yet, in His great love, He gave His Son to save poor rebels, people from every tongue and language and nation. The Father did not exercise some cold logic, saving people merely because they could benefit Him somehow, but because He first loved us. We really should love Africa and Africans, not based on a pragmatic “what’s-in-it-for-me” attitude, but echoing the great love of Christ.

In the Gospel, God is always the Giver, and we are like hungry beggars. Ted, you rightly say to steer away from “final solutions”. That’s exactly what this is sounding like.

]]> Comment on Rob Farnsley - Why I Went by Joana http://www.esler.org/2008/05/02/rob-farnsley-why-i-went/#comment-38070 Joana Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:10:29 +0000 http://www.esler.org/?p=124#comment-38070 Thank you for declaring the truth, and being incredibly positive and encouraging about it! I am on outreach in Southeast Asia, currently after a lecture phase of training. I plan on going long-term with this organization, until God says something else. This article is so helpful for parents and others who are trying to understand my journey along with the whole missions career in general. Bless you. Thank you for declaring the truth, and being incredibly positive and encouraging about it! I am on outreach in Southeast Asia, currently after a lecture phase of training. I plan on going long-term with this organization, until God says something else. This article is so helpful for parents and others who are trying to understand my journey along with the whole missions career in general. Bless you.

]]> Comment on Laotian People Movement by Shelly Busby http://www.esler.org/2008/04/21/laotian-people-movement/#comment-37974 Shelly Busby Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:31:27 +0000 http://www.esler.org/?p=116#comment-37974 Thank you for sharing good news! I have been praying for the Laotians for several years after reading about them in Voice of the Maryters. This article is sooo encouraging. Praise to the Father! Thank you for sharing good news!
I have been praying for the Laotians for several years after reading about them in Voice of the Maryters.
This article is sooo encouraging. Praise to the Father!

]]> Comment on Who’s a better missionary? by Dave Medders http://www.esler.org/2008/06/16/whos-a-better-missionary/#comment-35318 Dave Medders Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:00:52 +0000 http://www.esler.org/?p=153#comment-35318 Ted, This is really where our hearts are. We are seeking to do this in Windsor, Colorado now. I have 2 targets: Neighborhood and local Coffee shop. I know it is different than Bosnia or Siberia but it is our heart. We have a group that meets in our house and we are seeking to instill vision. Colorado is next door to Minn. You should come see. I would travel there but our long trip is to Ohio and WVA next month. Would love to connect some day. Dave Ted,
This is really where our hearts are. We are seeking to do this in Windsor, Colorado now. I have 2 targets: Neighborhood and local Coffee shop. I know it is different than Bosnia or Siberia but it is our heart. We have a group that meets in our house and we are seeking to instill vision.

Colorado is next door to Minn. You should come see. I would travel there but our long trip is to Ohio and WVA next month. Would love to connect some day.
Dave

]]> Comment on Chinese Church by eucatastrophe http://www.esler.org/2008/06/23/chinese-church/#comment-34712 eucatastrophe Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:02:02 +0000 http://www.esler.org/2008/06/23/chinese-church/#comment-34712 Great article. Now, it's time to pray that China's evangelicals can learn from from our mistakes and resist the natural gravity toward cultural captivity that the American church is suffering from. A good start would be for a hacker to take down the TBN satellite signal to Asia. ... Just kidding (kinda). Great article. Now, it’s time to pray that China’s evangelicals can learn from from our mistakes and resist the natural gravity toward cultural captivity that the American church is suffering from. A good start would be for a hacker to take down the TBN satellite signal to Asia. … Just kidding (kinda).

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]]> Comment on The “Religious Affections” of a Global Christian by Brian Stankich http://www.esler.org/2008/05/22/the-religious-affections-of-a-global-christian/#comment-29926 Brian Stankich Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:59:20 +0000 http://www.esler.org/?p=139#comment-29926 I really appreciate this article that gives some "pillars" for us to consider when we examine our role in mission. I think some individuals go overseas for an adventure and see mission as an opportunity to see the world. On the contrary, what we need is mission-minded people, who are willing to go on an adventure. I also feel that some mobilization efforts by churches and agencies are based on evangelicalized hype, i.e., focusing on the glamorous side of world mission rather than on the realistic picture of blessings and hardships that it truly is. I've seen people hit the field and months later end up bewildered because they had no idea what they were getting into. The pillars in this article will help all of us to count the cost beforehand in a more sensible fashion. Thanks for this contribution to the literature and for adding value to the Net. I really appreciate this article that gives some “pillars” for us to consider when we examine our role in mission. I think some individuals go overseas for an adventure and see mission as an opportunity to see the world. On the contrary, what we need is mission-minded people, who are willing to go on an adventure. I also feel that some mobilization efforts by churches and agencies are based on evangelicalized hype, i.e., focusing on the glamorous side of world mission rather than on the realistic picture of blessings and hardships that it truly is. I’ve seen people hit the field and months later end up bewildered because they had no idea what they were getting into. The pillars in this article will help all of us to count the cost
beforehand in a more sensible fashion. Thanks for this contribution to the literature and for adding value to the Net.

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