The last few days have seen a lot of ‘firsts’ for us.
Here are the highlights:
Indian airports
Indian airports are a bit odd. You scan your bag before you check in… then you scan you carry-on items, get wanded/frisked and go to your gate… which for us was 4 gates, in one room. You take a bus [...]
Archive for February, 2007
Feb
2007
12
Please pray for health
Published by 3 years ago in Business as Mission and Travel. 0 CommentsThe last two months have been the worst of my life in regards to health. I’ve had a persistent kidney stone, and several nights rest ruined by pain/nausea/vomiting.
I currently have a nasty swollen & sore throat and Beth has been having bad stomach cramps (possibly due to the typhoid vaccine pills).
With India just days away, [...]
10 deadly sins of Business as Mission
Feb
2007
6
The Reality of Prostitution
Published by 3 years, 1 month ago in Business as Mission, Economic, Quadruple Bottom Line, Social and Spiritual. 0 CommentsSometimes it’s hard for me (as an affluent white American male) to fathom how prostitution is so prevalent around the world. I know that poverty and lack of education are major factors, but I’ve not really seen either up close in my lifetime.
This post from Steven Nicholson shed some light on the reality of the [...]
Feb
2007
5
The New Cultural Revolutionaries
Published by 3 years, 1 month ago in Business as Mission. 1 CommentMalcolm Muggeridge said, “Every happening, great or small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.� In order to re-establish the influence of the institutional church the message is clear: Be more the Church in the Monday world. We dare not let the emphasis be [...]
Feb
2007
5
Sobering India Statistics
Published by 3 years, 1 month ago in Business as Mission. 0 CommentsProstitutes in India, 1997: 2 million
Prostitutes in India, 2004: 3 million
(India Daily)
In India, a woman is raped every 29 minutes (Hong Kong Standard)
From Momentum Magazine
Feb
2007
5
The problem with labels
Published by 3 years, 1 month ago in Business as Mission. 0 CommentsAs I watched the SuperBowl last night I was struck by a few things:
GoDaddy is becoming a broken record. Using sex to sell domain names… I don’t know what to say.
The halftime show was much better than last year.
Much was made of the fact that for the first time, there were African American head coaches [...]
