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Something might come up
It’s Agapé’s planning season – time to look at some Frequently Asked Questions. 1. What’s the use of planning? Something might come up. Let me refer you to the Book of Proverbs, a good part of which was written to answer that question. In summary – yes, you can plan to do good things. Take… Read more
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Who Stole our Words?
We have a new booklet! – well, not exactly, but we have a new printing of a timeless piece of material – The Life. I say ‘timeless’, but it has actually gone through a few translations (since 1966!) – from English into better English. I once ended up, for a little while, on a committee… Read more
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Get a proper job
This year sees Agapé Ireland’s 50th anniversary. A lot has changed, but some things seem to keep cropping up – like the comments made by on-lookers. Here’s a sample: ‘Let people decide for themselves’. Of course they’ll decide for themselves – you can’t decide for them! That would be pushy proselytising. But, before they decide,… Read more
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Deployment in Monterey
Originally posted on David's Diaries: https://electricianschildren.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/archangel-2-1.png Pam and I had a growing realisation that we were running into a number of people who worked in media, arts and entertainment, motivated by a Christian commitment. How many it was hard to tell. They were often quiet types. Even those with performance genes can be all the… Read more
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You can say “you” to me
Originally posted on David's Diaries: https://electricianschildren.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/champagne-2.png The moment we landed in Germany our thoughtful European colleagues had arranged a living situation for us which was as good as you’d get for language-learning, which was now our daily focus. They found a Lutheran pastor, and his wife and family, who had a parish house (with an… Read more
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Two wise doctors
Originally posted on David's Diaries: https://electricianschildren.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/valium-5.png Irish students and graduates were dispersing all over the globe in the cause of making Jesus famous for all the right reasons. Our European colleagues couldn’t help but notice that so they invited us to help to give this process a turbo-boost. The idea was that since many young… Read more
