"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Monday, September 17, 2007

Missionaries Must be Willing to Suffer!

“Josef Tson, the Romanian pastor who risked his life teaching and preaching under the communists until he was exiled in 1981, has written a book on Suffering, Martyrdom, and Rewards in Heaven. He says in conclusion, “Suffering and martyrdom have to be seen as part of God’s plan; they are His instruments by which He achieves His purposes in history and by which He will accomplish His final purpose with man.” That is what I have been learning from the Bible and from history in these recent years.”

(“Brothers, We are not Professionals” John Piper, pg 195, 2002, Broadman & Holman pub)

Matthew 24:9 (NLT) 9“Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.

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