http://www.seabourn.org Connecting you to ministry around the globe Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:56:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Problems. Difficulties. Disappointments. Life is full of them. What are some of the various ways people comfort themselves during life's difficulties? How do we connect God's love to the difficult circumstances we sometimes face? How does God's providence play out in our daily lives? John & Lynn are good friends who ... http://www.seabourn.org/2008/07/13/10-words/ This picture is an email message called Loving Life, written in Arabic. It was sent to 41,605 followers of Jesus in a Middle Eastern country today. I traveled to this area a few weeks ago and participated in a conference about becoming more effective in communicating the gospel and helping believers ... http://www.seabourn.org/2008/06/18/helping/ Luke Andrew Seabourn was born yesterday evening in Dallas, Texas, all 9 pounds 6 ounces and 21.5 inches of him. Jonathan and Meredith are the proud parents. Kay and I will be traveling to Dallas on Saturday to meet grandchild #3. We've already fallen in love with him. Father of all ... http://www.seabourn.org/2008/06/17/luke-andrew-seabourn/ One person switched fluently between English, Arabic, and French. Another translated between Kazahk, Kyrgy, and Russian. Another switched between Farsi (Persian), French and English. I feel so limited in these environments. This morning, people at the breakfast buffet are greeting me in English, not Dutch. How do they know? Do I ... http://www.seabourn.org/2008/05/26/only-speaks-english/ "Jesus Christ defines reality in the beginning and gives it form every second." I read these words from John Piper this morning. He is "sustaining all things by his powerful word" (Hebrews 1:3). "...in him all things hold together" (Colossians 1:17). Jesus defined reality in the beginning. He continues to ... http://www.seabourn.org/2008/05/04/power-of-christ/ I was in the town of Maiduguri in northern Nigeria many years ago when I met Mustafa. Mustafa was a young Kanuri believer, recently coming out of a Muslim background. We were together for many hours driving across almost trackless bush areas in northern Nigeria. The main road between Maiduguri ... http://www.seabourn.org/2008/05/03/living-life/ A posting from John Piper's blog this morning got me to thinking about one of the purposes of ministry partner development. MPD is the process we in Campus Crusade for Christ as well as other faith-based ministries use to develop the financial funding and prayer base needed to engage in ... http://www.seabourn.org/2008/04/16/stirring-up-passion/ Kay and I attended c|life church yesterday. We went primarily to contact several friends who attend there. OK, I know I'm not supposed to go to church for social life, but to worship God, for my spiritual life. I get it. But we're in the Dallas area to visit with ... http://www.seabourn.org/2008/04/14/caught-in-the-middle/ Have you had breakfast with Fred? I've been greatly enjoying breakfast with Fred since a friend invited me. Yesterday, Fred shared these thoughts on high impact people. Link their passion and their uniqueness. They understand that who they are and what they do well correlate. Minimize religion and maximize spirituality. They ... http://www.seabourn.org/2008/04/02/high-impact-people/ Salama alekum. "Peace be unto you." Kay and I lived in northern Nigeria for a number of years. We learned some basic Hausa, the lingua franca (trade language) spoken throughout northern Nigeria. When you enter someone's home, you greet them with "Salama alekum." Today is Easter. Our Pastor spoke this morning ... http://www.seabourn.org/2008/03/23/salama-alekum/