The conversation from two weeks ago was about the United States admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees in 2016. The annual cap on the number of refugees accepted into this country is 70,000. The conversation today is that the U. S. will receive 85,000 refugees in 2016 and 100,000 refugees in 2017. […]
missiology
Followers of Jesus are regularly called hypocrites in the States. Look at your life, attitudes, and words. I don’t see any of this in the Jesus you claim to follow. Followers of Jesus are regularly faulted for living according to the way of Jesus. Look at your life, attitudes, and […]
When You Can’t Win Either Way
Dr. Ted Esler recently became the new President and CEO of MissioNexus. Ted joins me in conversation this week on Strike the Match. We spend time talking about his background as a church planter and an administrator. MissioNexus is the largest network of evangelical mission agencies and church partners in […]
Ted Esler of MissioNexus
Little known facts about me: I used to teach the guitar at a local music store in my hometown. I also used to play in a band–but we’ll not talk about that right now. Over the years, I found myself too busy to play and practice on a regular basis. […]
The Necessity of Callouses
In August, I wrote a post about the rise of poverty in U. S. suburbs. We now live during a time with more people living in poverty in the suburban contexts than the urban contexts. The suburbs were not designed for this standard of living. In fact, they were designed […]
Shift in the Geography of US Poverty
I am sometimes asked about books on migration and missions. While I reference many excellent works in Strangers Next Door, here are a few that quickly come to mind and in no particular order. I am certain there are others that deserve to be on this list. What I have […]