Why do we pray for Christian Mission?
May 28, 2021
To answer this question, we would do well to first explore what Christian mission is. My definition for the sake of this reflection is that “Christian Mission is the deliberate proclamation of the Good News of the gospel.” This message comes with a personal invitation fr...
God's Grace
May 22, 2021
From time to time I hear Christians say how much they are undeserving of God’s grace and salvation through Christ. Well, that is the definition of grace: unmerited favour.
Do people think about God’s grace as an award? If you won an award or a prize for a competition, an...
Poverty: It’s not what you think
April 16, 2021
Part 4
Last week we dove into poverty’s links with oppression of all strips, and the lies that fuel it. We’re going to finish this series by reflecting on how poverty impacts the personhood of those suffering from it, and then asking what we can do to be agents of healing.
Pove...
Poverty: It’s not what you think
April 9, 2021
Part 3
Last week we observed two different views of poverty—one that sees it as simply the lack of stuff, while the other takes into account the disempowerment driving the side effect of material lack. Now we’ll take a closer look at what is behind the power imbalance that ...
Poverty: It’s not what you think
April 3, 2021
Part 2
Last week we contrasted the way the Bible portrays the plight of the poor with the assumptions of our own developed society. Now we’ll consider two modern definitions of poverty, each of which says different things about poverty’s nature.
1. Poverty as deficit
As we disc...
Poverty: It’s not what you think
March 26, 2021
Part 1
Over the next four posts, we’ll be challenging our own assumptions about what poverty is, why it exists, and—most importantly—what is truly needed to help people escape it. Today we’re looking at the contrast between how the Bible speaks of the poor with our ...
Headspace 2021
March 25, 2021
We have all experienced the impact of Covid-19 on our lives, and here at GC3 we have seen this particularly on our Headspace 2020 program. Our HS leadership group has done a great job, ensuring the small team experienced real community as usual this year, even whil...
Let’s Communicate Better
February 19, 2021
I look around a coffee shop during lunch, and what do I see? I see a worrying trend. A number of patrons are staring at the screens of their smartphones or tablets, possibly reading a link from Facebook where some blogger is bemoaning the ubiquitously observed fact that an i...
The Power Of Reporting
January 22, 2021
Ahhh, reports, reports, reports. Writing reports is by far the worst part of my role at Bright Hope World. But, despite my grumbling, I must acknowledge that they are important.
Recently I was working on a report written up based on communications with one of our partners in...
The Puzzling Invitation
January 8, 2021
The mystery of God’s invitation to represent him in our world is worthy of our attention.
Have you ever considered the implications of God entrusting his reputation and his message of salvation to us? The risk factors would seem extreme. After all it is God himself who dec...
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