Ninas Family Missional Life

  " I've got a uvula, you've got a uvula, all God's chil'en got a uvula !"   From "Barney and the Choir"       I am a big fan of podcasts. Since my daily round trip to school is around 60 minutes, a lot of podcasts echo inside my Honda Fit.   Andy Stanley is probably the most frequent podcast I listen to regularly, followed closely by Stuff to Blow Your Mind  and Stuff You Missed History Class .    Today I finished the Andy Stanley series You'll Be Glad You Did and listened to the first sermon of Follow .  Why am I telling you this? Andy's last sermon in the  You'll Be Glad You Did  series  center on his church collecting information from its members and then helping find their place of ministry at North Point Church .  Paul repeatedly talks in his epistles about the church being the Body of Christ, and us being members of that body.  Andy's text was Ephesians 4.       If you have been a Chr...

"Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another ."   Napoleon Hill (Courtesy of Brainy Quote )      Lynne and I were the recipient of some books (electronic format) on how to learn to speak Chi-Tonga, the language of the Zambians around NDO. Often when people are learning to speak a new language they are cautious in the words they use for fear they may offend someone or make a mistake.  We have learned that it is in venturing to speak the language at every opportunity that we deepen our understanding, sharpen our language skills, and learn to laugh at ourselves.  In the many countries I have visited the recipients of my "mis-speaks" have been forgiving, understanding and helpful.  They seemed to sense that in trying to speak the language my intent was honest, and so any mistakes were honest also and not meant to offend.     You are wondering what la...