Comments on MissioMishmash: Is It Safe To Be A Missionary?

i wonder if we don't glorify life on this eart...

2010-01-08T02:54:19.264-05:00

i wonder if we don't glorify life on this earth a bit, as if it's the end goal?

tgrav, I have never heard a believer dying from s...

2010-01-06T03:03:33.359-05:00

tgrav,

I have never heard a believer dying from starvation but that may be due to my limited exposure to poverty-stricken regions. There must certainly be believers who face legitimate hunger each day; and I have met believers in meager circumstances who are rich in spirit. And certainly in some nations short on water or food, where believers are discriminated against, they get the crumbs and are called to rejoice at being persecuted for Christ's sake.

I can hardly write these words without being convicted every time I complain about something silly.

Mr. Beaver's words also came to my mind. God ...

2010-01-05T21:54:40.467-05:00

Mr. Beaver's words also came to my mind. God is great and good, and we can trust Him!

Great thoughts! I love the ref. to Aslan, Barbara...

2010-01-05T13:27:28.641-05:00

Great thoughts! I love the ref. to Aslan, Barbara, thanks! David, I have grown weary of hearing preaching like this. So much of preaching I hear regarding faith and missions sounds more like prosperity theology. Yours is a needed correction. One area I have been thinking on and questioning is the area of hunger. On the one hand we have Christ's words in Matt 6 which tell us to seek first the kingdom and all these things (what we will eat included) will be added to us. On the other hand, Paul says that he learned to be content whether well fed or hungry. So do God's children suffer hunger or even die from hunger? Some say not. But what about believers in the under-developed world where hunger is prevalent? I would love hearing your thoughts.

This reminds me of Mr. Beaver's answer in the ...

2009-12-31T11:26:47.891-05:00

This reminds me of Mr. Beaver's answer in the Narnia books when Lucy asks if Aslan is safe. It was something like, "Safe? Of course he isn't safe. But he is good."

Good points made, David! We live in a day when peo...

2009-12-30T09:10:58.729-05:00

Good points made, David! We live in a day when people want a "safe God." We are safe in the arms of Jesus, but that does not exempt us from dangers that might well be His perfect plan for us. How exciting to let God write the chronicle of your life.

this is likely an urban legend and is best treated...

2009-12-29T20:18:49.920-05:00

this is likely an urban legend and is best treated as such unless verifiable and verified. There is no need to put fear in anyone's heart concerning God's will. It is His stated will that his people receive the kingdom. People who violate God's perfect plan for them are not necessarily "subject to Satan" or any similar trauma. This shows God to be manipulative and controlling which HE Is NOT.