Forgery on the Mission Field

I have one thing to say about this topic, and I'll be very dogmatic about this: forging documents is almost always wrong!

Bribery on the Mission Field

Many cultures are bribe cultures, from the bottom to the top. People in those cultures often dislike the practice, but recognize it as a part of life, plain and simple (whether or not they partake). Should a missionary ever give a bribe? Here are some random thoughts:

Dancing on the Mission Field

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Alcohol on the Mission Field

Many American missionaries carry with them to the mission field a practice and even a biblical position of total abstinence from alcohol. Some, like me, grew up in Christian cultures where drinking wine was considered sin; we never rubbed shoulders with any serious Christians who drank and thus our conclusions have been mostly unchallenged.

Across the ocean, many Europeans have grown up Christian cultures where drinking wine is considered a blessing, and have never rubbed shoulders with any serious Christians like us who abstained as a matter of principle; thus their conclusions have similarly gone unchallenged. One European brother of mine chided the abstinence position as “an American doctrine, not a Bible doctrine.” When I heard that, I got mad, then decided that a more prudent response would be to evaluate my position and his claim.