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| Url: | http://www.dahlfred.com/blogs/gleanings-from-the-field |
| Author(s): | Karl Dahlfred |
| Language: | English |
| Tags: | missions, evangelism, Thailand |
| Description: | reflections and observations on life and ministry as a missionary in Thailand, from a Reformed perspective |
| Ratings |  (1 Ratings) |
| Popularity: | 118 Followers |
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Telling the Christmas Story from Creation
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Most of the Christmas evangelism that I have seen (and have participated in) here in Thailand has focused on the birth narrative of Jesus. Mary, Joseph, shepherds, and wise men have all had p...more |
2009-12-24
Neighborhood Kids Christmas Outreach
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Christmas time in Thailand is filled with opportunities to share about Christ. Thai people are curious about this foreign holiday and are happy to come out to special Christmas events put on by the...more |
2009-12-21
Moving Beyond Felt Needs
| When new believers disappear from church and seemingly give up the Christian faith, it is often a disillusioning and discouraging time for those who introduced them to the Gospel, and perhaps even ...more |
2009-12-16
Instant Noodle Evangelism
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No matter where you go in East Asia, you are bound to find instant noodles. The appeal of instant noodles is the they are quick. You are hungry. You don’t have time to get a real ...more |
2009-12-04
Animism and the Sinner's Prayer
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While the sinner’s prayer is designed to help people become Christians, here in Thailand (as in other places) it many times has the opposite effect of confirming people in a fundamentally animistic...more |
2009-12-02
When the Sinner's Prayer Fails to Convert
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Every year there are hundreds, if not thousands, of Thai people who pray to receive Christ but never become involved in a church. Or if they do, it is only for a very short time and then they...more |
2009-11-30
Thai Belief in Guardian Spirits for Babies
| The other day our house helper was holding our baby Caitlin while I (Sun) grabbed a bite of lunch. She suddenly realized that Caitlin had a double cowlick on her head and, after confirming that the...more |
2009-11-01
Paul’s Motivation for Missionary Service
| A number of years ago I sat in a missions class watching an animated video of jumbo jets plunging into the ground one after another while a voiceover told me, “Every year, such-and-such number of p...more |
2009-10-26
"From Buddha to Jesus" - a Book Review by Larry Dinkins
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From Buddha to Jesus: An Insider’s View of Buddhism & Christianity, by Steve Cioccolanti (Sweet Life International, 2007, 240pp.) —reviewed by Larry Dinkins You wouldn’t expect |
2009-10-19
Should All Missionaries be Tentmakers?
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It has been asked whether missionaries should support themselves with secular employments (rather than accept full-time paid support) for the sake of being a good example to believers? A miss...more |
2009-10-12
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