4.19.2017
Ripe for the Harvest: Trip to Imatong Village
Ripe for the Harvest: Trip to Imatong Village: The road out to the village was a typical remote country road, with endless potholes, and mild flooding from place to place. Jordan told ...
4.18.2017
Living as a Christian, Registered as a Muslim? - Lausanne Movement
Living as a Christian, Registered as a Muslim? - Lausanne Movement: Why is the Middle East the way it is? What are the roots of the discrimination, the lack of the clear rule of law applied equally to all and the violence seen in all too many places? Why are Christians…
4.15.2017
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1.30.2017
A Collect for Refugees and Immigrants
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As a province that spans Canada, the United States, and Mexico we face unique challenges on issues affecting refugees and immigration. I am thankful for our congregations that are a part of the Anglican Immigrant Initiative. They have taken the lead in caring for those in our communities who are refugees and immigrants, showing the love of Christ to the most vulnerable.
This week, I encourage you to follow their example, and make a special effort to reach out to refugees and immigrants in your local community. In these divisive times, we have the opportunity to demonstrate a compassion that builds bridges, and overcomes fear.
In our province we also have lawmakers who face a different, but related set of challenging moral issues. As public servants, they are called to carefully discern how best to respond to the global humanitarian need while also maintaining the appropriate role of government in protecting its citizens. There are no easy answers to how our nations should balance these priorities, and our leaders need your prayers.
In light of the Syrian refugee crisis, changes in US immigration policy, and the way these changes will affect us all, I ask you to join me in prayer. Please pray for the poor, the refugee, and all immigrant families whose lives are made more complex, and sometimes more desperate by these events. Please also join me in praying for all those in positions of public trust who seek wisdom in the formation of the laws and policies of our respective governments.
A Collect for Refugees and Immigrants:
Heavenly Father,
from whom every family on earth derives its name,
have mercy on all those who sojourn in this world.
As you sheltered your Son Jesus
who fled from the tyranny of Herod,
so now provide new homes for all those who flee the violence of this age
that they may know the peace of Christ.
Grace your people with hearts of welcome and lives of courage
through Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.
A Collect for Government Leaders:
O Lord our Governor, whose glory fills all the world: We commend our nations to your merciful care, that we may be guided by your Providence, and dwell secure in your peace. Grant to the Justin, Prime Minister of Canada, Donald, President of the United States, and Enrique, President of Mexico, and to all in authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do your will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness, and make them continually mindful of their calling to serve the people in reverent obedience to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/1391http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/1391
A Collect for Refugees and Immigrants
As a province that spans Canada, the United States, and Mexico we face unique challenges on issues affecting refugees and immigration. I am thankful for our congregations that are a part of the Anglican Immigrant Initiative. They have taken the lead in caring for those in our communities who are refugees and immigrants, showing the love of Christ to the most vulnerable.
This week, I encourage you to follow their example, and make a special effort to reach out to refugees and immigrants in your local community. In these divisive times, we have the opportunity to demonstrate a compassion that builds bridges, and overcomes fear.
In our province we also have lawmakers who face a different, but related set of challenging moral issues. As public servants, they are called to carefully discern how best to respond to the global humanitarian need while also maintaining the appropriate role of government in protecting its citizens. There are no easy answers to how our nations should balance these priorities, and our leaders need your prayers.
In light of the Syrian refugee crisis, changes in US immigration policy, and the way these changes will affect us all, I ask you to join me in prayer. Please pray for the poor, the refugee, and all immigrant families whose lives are made more complex, and sometimes more desperate by these events. Please also join me in praying for all those in positions of public trust who seek wisdom in the formation of the laws and policies of our respective governments.
A Collect for Refugees and Immigrants:
Heavenly Father,
from whom every family on earth derives its name,
have mercy on all those who sojourn in this world.
As you sheltered your Son Jesus
who fled from the tyranny of Herod,
so now provide new homes for all those who flee the violence of this age
that they may know the peace of Christ.
Grace your people with hearts of welcome and lives of courage
through Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.
A Collect for Government Leaders:
O Lord our Governor, whose glory fills all the world: We commend our nations to your merciful care, that we may be guided by your Providence, and dwell secure in your peace. Grant to the Justin, Prime Minister of Canada, Donald, President of the United States, and Enrique, President of Mexico, and to all in authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do your will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness, and make them continually mindful of their calling to serve the people in reverent obedience to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/1391http://www.anglicanchurch.net/?/main/page/1391
A Collect for Refugees and Immigrants
12.31.2016
12.21.2016
12.05.2016
State of the World - Jason Mandryk & Molly Wall - Lausanne Movement
State of the World - Jason Mandryk & Molly Wall - Lausanne Movement: Jason Mandryk and Molly Wall, editors of Operation World, give insight to key issues in the church, Great Commission, and the world based on their extensive research and encounters around the world. ‘These are tumultuous times. Change in every sphere…
11.17.2016
Engaging an Emerging Generation of Global Mission Leaders - Lausanne Movement
A new generation of African younger leaders is rising to the challenge of missions. Many young professionals and university students are responding to the call to serve in strategic areas of missional engagement. Missions from Africa It is common practice…
November 2016 Issue Overview - Lausanne Movement
Welcome to the November issue of Lausanne Global Analysis. We look forward to your feedback on it. This issue of LGA has as its theme Leadership, inspired by the fact that the Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering (YLG2016) took place in…
11.09.2016
10.02.2016
The Irresistible Grace of God - Lausanne Movement
The Irresistible Grace of God - Lausanne Movement: Although North Korea seems impenetrable and impregnable, with no apparent religious freedom, there are signs of hope, both through its history and its present situation. Throughout the country’s history, God has used Christians, both foreign and indigenous, to woo the…
10.01.2016
Evangelism and Apologetics Confusion - Lausanne Movement
Evangelism and Apologetics Confusion - Lausanne Movement: Our recent technological interconnectedness reveals to anyone with a web browser that the global grassroots church is standing upon an exciting and serious gospel unity. Challenges of course exist, and we should not ignore the confusions that threaten our bond…
9.30.2016
The Refugee and the Body of Christ - Lausanne Movement
The Refugee and the Body of Christ - Lausanne Movement: The Institute of Middle East Studies (IMES) is a department of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) located in Beirut, Lebanon. The mandate of IMES is ‘to bring about positive transformation in thinking and practice between Christians and Muslims in…
8.06.2016
Lausanne: Whence? What? Whither? - Lausanne Movement
Lausanne: Whence? What? Whither? - Lausanne Movement: Someone has said that if you do not know who you are, you will not know where you come from and certainly will not know where you are going! So I would like to suggest seven words or phrases which…
8.04.2016
Connecting and Equipping in Jakarta - Stories from YLG - Lausanne Movement
Connecting and Equipping in Jakarta - Stories from YLG - Lausanne Movement: This is Jakarta, and it’s the first official day of the 2016 Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering (YLG2016).
7.18.2016
The Turkish Hadith Project - Lausanne Movement
The Turkish Hadith Project - Lausanne Movement: Stereotyping the world of Islam is a fruitless task; such is its internal diversity. Nowadays sectarian conflict is tearing apart Muslim populations in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. While some Muslims pursue a vision of a forward-thinking, rationalist faith,…
7.15.2016
OMF at 150 - Lausanne Movement
OMF at 150 - Lausanne Movement: There is something about the China Inland Mission and OMF story which I find compelling. Its beginnings can be traced back to Susannah Wesley and her prayers for her sons; and to a young stonemason, who decades later threw eggs…
6.10.2016
#WithRefugees - World Refugee Day - UNHCR
#WithRefugees - World Refugee Day - UNHCR: We stand together #WithRefugees - Sign the petition today. June 20, the world commemorates the strength, courage, and resilience of millions of refugees.
5.12.2016
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3.20.2016
The Restorative Economy - Lausanne Movement
The Restorative Economy - Lausanne Movement: ‘The creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed’ (Rom 8:19) At the end of September, world leaders met in New York to adopt ‘The Global Goals’ affirming their commitment to a better world: free from poverty, with a restored environment, peace, and equality. However, few leaders appear prepared to…
Mission in Europe 25 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Lausanne Movement
Mission in Europe 25 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Lausanne Movement: My teens spanned the 1970s, memorable for being a decade of economic recession, the emergence of neoliberal politics and economics, and the accelerating polarization of the world between the United States (and its NATO allies) and the Soviet Union. The decade ended with the election of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the Soviet invasion…
The State and Religious Persecution - Lausanne Movement
The State and Religious Persecution - Lausanne Movement: According to the Pew Report on The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050,1 North America and Western Europe are becoming increasingly secular with major declines in church attendance, even as Christianity and Islam rise in the Global South and East. With this intensification and polarisation of religions and irreligion globally has come political…
1.19.2016
The Crisis in Syria - Lausanne Movement
The Crisis in Syria - Lausanne Movement: The churches in Syria, as they are in Iraq, are facing four main challenges amid the current regional crisis: 1. Psychological shock For many years these churches were at peace, enjoying relative privileges. Christians were flourishing as a community in Syria and Iraq—they were well-educated, and held good positions in business, education, and government. Suddenly…
1.18.2016
1.01.2016
12.21.2015
Can we celebrate His birth?
Can we celebrate His birth?
In a world of violence, peace is sought; will it be found?
In a world of injustice, justice is sought; will it be found?
In a world of selfishness, solidarity is sought; will it be found?
In a world of loneliness, love is sought; will it be found?
In a world like that, how can we celebrate the birth of a baby?
We can do it because that baby is God;
A God who came in the midst of violence to bring peace;
A God who came in the midst of injustice to bring justice;
A God who came in the midst of selfishness to bring solidarity;
A God who came in the midst of loneliness to bring love;
A God who did not come in power but in vulnerability;
A God who did not come in wealth but in poverty;
A God who did not come to be served but to serve;
Let us celebrate His birth, not only to look at Him,
not even to admire Him, but to share His mission.
God bless your Christmas and New Year.
With a strong and big hug,
Merry Christmas
Carlos & Alicia Scott
In a world of violence, peace is sought; will it be found?
In a world of injustice, justice is sought; will it be found?
In a world of selfishness, solidarity is sought; will it be found?
In a world of loneliness, love is sought; will it be found?
In a world like that, how can we celebrate the birth of a baby?
We can do it because that baby is God;
A God who came in the midst of violence to bring peace;
A God who came in the midst of injustice to bring justice;
A God who came in the midst of selfishness to bring solidarity;
A God who came in the midst of loneliness to bring love;
A God who did not come in power but in vulnerability;
A God who did not come in wealth but in poverty;
A God who did not come to be served but to serve;
Let us celebrate His birth, not only to look at Him,
not even to admire Him, but to share His mission.
God bless your Christmas and New Year.
With a strong and big hug,
Merry Christmas
Carlos & Alicia Scott
12.14.2015
12.06.2015
11.04.2015
10.21.2015
Iglesia Anglicana Argentina: Cumbre Medio Oriente
Iglesia Anglicana Argentina: Cumbre Medio Oriente: Sermon en Devoto - Faeq Haddad (Jordania) If you can not see this chirbit, listen to it here http://chirb.it/Hq9Lq1 Check this out on Chir...
9.11.2015
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Middle East Summit in Buenos Aires: Listening the Suffering Church. Pastor and leaders from Middle East in Argentina. www.cnxoriental.com
Middle East Summit in Buenos Aires: Listening the Suffering Church. Pastor and leaders from Middle East in Argentina. www.cnxoriental.com
7.12.2015
7.11.2015
7.10.2015
6.22.2015
How Does Forgiveness Work? thebrooknetwork.org
How Does Forgiveness Work? thebrooknetwork.org
http://www.thebrooknetwork.org/2014/02/01/how-does-forgiveness-work/
http://www.thebrooknetwork.org/2014/02/01/how-does-forgiveness-work/
4.24.2015
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Middle East: An Existential Threat
Middle East: An Existential Threat
"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil; God will not hold us guitless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act" Deitrich Bonhoeffer
"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God" Micah 6:8
John Piper wrote, “On the far side of risk…..the love of God triumphs. This is the faith that frees us to risk for the cause of God. It is not heroism, or lust for adventure, or courageous self-reliance, or efforts to earn God’s favor. It is child-like faith in the triumph of God’s love – that on the other side of all our risks, for the sake of righteousness, God will still be holding us. We will be eternally satisfied in Him. Nothing will have been wasted.”
Micah, a prophet of the Old Testament, courageously wrote and spoke to the divided nation of Israel and Judah--the very people who were to represent the reality of a covenant-loving, compassionate, and just God. Instead, their character as a nation was selfish, dishonest, and oppressive. To make matters worse, the people thought they could earn or buy God's approval and forgiveness through empty, meaningless offerings (vs. 7-8)--from sacrificing a few calves, or thousands of rams, or even offering up their own firstborn offspring.
Micah responds with a hard-hitting message of what true, worthy worship looks like--a life characterized by three profound things: justice, mishpat in Hebrew; mercy, chesed; and humility. Mishpat emphasizes action--giving people their due, putting things right. In the Old Testament, the doing of misphat was most often toward the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, and the poor--those on the margins of society. Mercy, chesed, is a heart attitude of compassion and grace, out of which flows a life of justice. A life devoid of such virtue and action made any attempt at worship, sacrificial or otherwise, a waste of time.
Ponder: Is there an injustice or a wrong somewhere in your world that God is calling you to put right?
"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil; God will not hold us guitless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act" Deitrich Bonhoeffer
"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God" Micah 6:8
John Piper wrote, “On the far side of risk…..the love of God triumphs. This is the faith that frees us to risk for the cause of God. It is not heroism, or lust for adventure, or courageous self-reliance, or efforts to earn God’s favor. It is child-like faith in the triumph of God’s love – that on the other side of all our risks, for the sake of righteousness, God will still be holding us. We will be eternally satisfied in Him. Nothing will have been wasted.”
Micah, a prophet of the Old Testament, courageously wrote and spoke to the divided nation of Israel and Judah--the very people who were to represent the reality of a covenant-loving, compassionate, and just God. Instead, their character as a nation was selfish, dishonest, and oppressive. To make matters worse, the people thought they could earn or buy God's approval and forgiveness through empty, meaningless offerings (vs. 7-8)--from sacrificing a few calves, or thousands of rams, or even offering up their own firstborn offspring.
Micah responds with a hard-hitting message of what true, worthy worship looks like--a life characterized by three profound things: justice, mishpat in Hebrew; mercy, chesed; and humility. Mishpat emphasizes action--giving people their due, putting things right. In the Old Testament, the doing of misphat was most often toward the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, and the poor--those on the margins of society. Mercy, chesed, is a heart attitude of compassion and grace, out of which flows a life of justice. A life devoid of such virtue and action made any attempt at worship, sacrificial or otherwise, a waste of time.
Ponder: Is there an injustice or a wrong somewhere in your world that God is calling you to put right?
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