Missions – Page 2 – J.C. Newton

08/23/2012

Following the Steps of St. Patrick

My friend Bryon shared these insights from the book “The Celtic Way of Evangelism” by George Hunter III on Facebook yesterday and I found them fascinating. 5 essentials to spiritual health according to St. Patrick: 1. Voluntary times of solitude to focus on God. 2. Time spent with a spiritual mentor. 3. Time spent with

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07/17/2012

Mystery, Imagination & the Well of the Dead

“Mystery is the catalyst for imagination.” — J.J. Abrams, movie director & TV producer What is “mystery”? According to the dictionary on my Mac, a mystery is defined as, “Something that is difficult or impossible to explain. The condition or quality of being secret, strange, or difficult to explain.” In other words, a mystery is

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07/11/2012

Of God, Darts & Pubs

Yesterday evening my friend Matt and I visited a local pub/restaurant in Lewisville for an evening of fellowship, darts and watching the baseball All-Star Game on 60 inches of HD goodness. We set up at the back of the restaurant, next to the dart boards, ordered a specialty beer (they were $2) and some food

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07/08/2012

A Lesson on Chariots

Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge

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