Comments for Mike's Sea2sea Blog http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike Iron Sharpens Iron Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:25:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Just Like Me by Tom Peachey http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2010/04/just-like-me/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Tom Peachey Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:25:55 +0000 http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/?p=223#comment-157 Mike: I came back from the trip with the same kind of impression. When talking to the pastors in Guinea, and to the international workers, I heard their heart for "their people" and heard the same kind of concerns that I have for my congregation here in northern Alberta. They were concerned that their congregation were not willing to reach cross-culturally in their country. They were concerned that youth growing up in the church were not embracing the life of holiness. They were concerned that people were so busy with their own pursuits that they were forgetting eternal perspective. Those are the same concerns that I have. From my perspective, their struggle is more difficult than mine, because of fewer resources at their disposal, how few believers there are in relation to the overall population, and often having to be involved in some sort of "tent making" venture because they are not fully supported. Having heard their heart, I now feel closer to them, and know even better how to pray for them. We are not very much different from each other. Mike:
I came back from the trip with the same kind of impression. When talking to the pastors in Guinea, and to the international workers, I heard their heart for “their people” and heard the same kind of concerns that I have for my congregation here in northern Alberta. They were concerned that their congregation were not willing to reach cross-culturally in their country. They were concerned that youth growing up in the church were not embracing the life of holiness. They were concerned that people were so busy with their own pursuits that they were forgetting eternal perspective. Those are the same concerns that I have. From my perspective, their struggle is more difficult than mine, because of fewer resources at their disposal, how few believers there are in relation to the overall population, and often having to be involved in some sort of “tent making” venture because they are not fully supported. Having heard their heart, I now feel closer to them, and know even better how to pray for them. We are not very much different from each other.

]]> Comment on Urbana Day 2 and 3 by Ron http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2009/12/urbana-day-2-and-3/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Ron Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:40:50 +0000 http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/?p=191#comment-112 Thanks Mike for doing these reports. It is taking me back to my Urbana experiences in the early 70s - they helped focus my direction in life Thanks Mike for doing these reports. It is taking me back to my Urbana experiences in the early 70s – they helped focus my direction in life

]]> Comment on URBANA 09 DAY ONE by Brenda McClelland http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2009/12/urbana-09-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Brenda McClelland Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:06:52 +0000 http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/?p=184#comment-111 Great to hear how this has come together! I too think that Andrea and Priscilla are angels...love those RACer's! Brenda :) Great to hear how this has come together! I too think that Andrea and Priscilla are angels…love those RACer’s!

Brenda :)

]]> Comment on URBANA 09 DAY ONE by abc@abc.com http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2009/12/urbana-09-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-110 abc@abc.com Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:55:30 +0000 http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/?p=184#comment-110 Sounds like an explosively amzaing experience so far Mike! Can't wait to hear more! TP Sounds like an explosively amzaing experience so far Mike! Can’t wait to hear more!

TP

]]> Comment on People Might Think You Are Crazy by abc@abc.com http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2009/11/people-might-think-you-are-crazy/comment-page-1/#comment-105 abc@abc.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:38:17 +0000 http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/?p=155#comment-105 Do I worry about what others think of me? That's a loaded question. My immediate answer is "no". For as Romans says "I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes". Then I think about how nervous I was to tell my boss that I had been praying for her and her family as they went through a significant trial. And how many times I lean on the "lifestyle evangelism" approach when I'm too afraid to speak in words the truth of the hope I have in Christ. Then I think about the the misunderstanding that the world has of my faith and how the misconception could drive them from the Gospel. If they think I'm crazy, that may keep them from seriously considering what I profess to be true. That would be awful. So... in retrospect, I do worry about what people think of me. I know I shouldn't, so it's definitely an area to continue to work on! TP Do I worry about what others think of me? That’s a loaded question. My immediate answer is “no”. For as Romans says “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes”. Then I think about how nervous I was to tell my boss that I had been praying for her and her family as they went through a significant trial. And how many times I lean on the “lifestyle evangelism” approach when I’m too afraid to speak in words the truth of the hope I have in Christ.

Then I think about the the misunderstanding that the world has of my faith and how the misconception could drive them from the Gospel. If they think I’m crazy, that may keep them from seriously considering what I profess to be true. That would be awful.

So… in retrospect, I do worry about what people think of me. I know I shouldn’t, so it’s definitely an area to continue to work on!

TP

]]> Comment on 24-7 Prayer: I want to hang around these people by James Giroux » Blog Archive » Simpson & Zinzendorf http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2009/06/24-7-prayer-i-want-to-hang-around-these-people/comment-page-1/#comment-103 James Giroux » Blog Archive » Simpson & Zinzendorf Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:48:09 +0000 http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/?p=44#comment-103 [...] AB.  Mike Linnen the missions coordinator for the ECD has started to think about this as well on his blog, and I’ll prod him a bit about following up on his original post but I haven’t been [...] [...] AB.  Mike Linnen the missions coordinator for the ECD has started to think about this as well on his blog, and I’ll prod him a bit about following up on his original post but I haven’t been [...]

]]> Comment on Une Nouvelle Culture by Ron http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2009/08/une-nouvelle-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Ron Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:49:13 +0000 http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/?p=95#comment-8 very cool.....now I'd like to try and get a job like yours! very cool…..now I’d like to try and get a job like yours!

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