July 2011 - Connection Points

Lesslie Newbigin – An Important Voice

By Randy Newman July 17, 2011EvangelismNo Comments

If you care about proclaiming the gospel in a secularized, gospel-hostile culture, you should know some of the lines of reasoning of Lesslie Newbigin. A long term missionary to India, Newbigin returned to his home country of England and found it to be just as “lost” as the mission field in which he had served.

Meeting temporal needs in a decaying world

By Randy Newman July 9, 2011Thoughtful LivingNo Comments

Is this world passing away or is it in the process of healing? Will it be replaced or renewed? Is the New Heavens and the New Earth a completely new entity or the fulfillment of this world’s longings and groanings? And, more to the point of this blog, does our view of the relationship between this world and the next one influence our view of mission?