examples

::: at our last GROW meeting (twice-a-month meetings with our asian access colleagues designed for in-house training, bible study and prayer), we studied 3 john...along with the theme of "christian hospitality," the epistle's other dominant theme is the value of having good examples of the christian life...

...in our church planting situation, i am very grateful to God for two godly men (left to right: nishioka-san and kokubu-san) who consistently exemplify genuine faith, deep humility, and unswerving love for the church...they are wonderful examples for me...spending time with them after church -- laughing, eating, praying -- brought great joy to my heart...

...tendencies to view the western (or north american) church as being one step ahead of the rest the world on matters of christian faith and practice should be dispelled...serving alongside japanese christians continues to temper our western leanings...we have much to learn when we listen to all the voices in the global church, including japan's, dismissed for so long as an "impossible" mission field...what a loss to overlook the ways of gentle humility and hospitality, reverent worship, and quiet service so evident in the japanese church...

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