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Book Review: Radical Together, by David Platt
Recently, I received a free advanced reading copy of David Platt’s, Radical Together from Mission Frontiers. I volunteered to post a review of the book in exchange for being able to read it for free, but am not required to make my review positive by default. This is the first of Platt’s books that I’ve [...]
Continue reading...DAKTAR: Medical Diplomat in Bangladesh – Part 3
2. January 2012
During his life and experiences as a medical missionary doctor and pioneer in Bangladesh Dr. Viggo Olsen outlined 13 key principles for effective medical ministry. They are so simply yet groundbreaking and revolutionary that I thought I should share them, if for no other reason, to firmly embed them in my own mind. The tragedy is that [...]
Continue reading...What I Am Reading Now
29. September 2011
Yesterday I started a new book: Roots and Remedies of the Dependency Syndrome in World Mission by Robert Reese. My reading pace is not what it used to be so this one will take me more than a few days to plow through, but it looks very promising so far. Reese has spent most of [...]
Continue reading...Do Laws Equal Freedom?
27. September 2011
I read the ancient words of King David this morning, in the 41-48 verses of Psalm 119. He states that true freedom comes from knowing and seeking the laws, statues and precepts of God. David was not speaking of physical or political freedom. David was a hunted man, running scared and rarely free from trouble. [...]
Continue reading...The Tragedy of American Compassion
13. September 2011
The Tragedy of American Compassion, by Marvin Olasky, is very likely one of the most spot-on, insightful, helpful, and yet provocative books I’ve read in a very long time. Olasky traces the history of the response to poverty in U.S. society from the 1600’s through the 1990’s. Yes you read that right; from the 1600′s [...]
Continue reading...Can Revenge Equal Justice?
11. September 2011
When writing this, I was not conscious of the fact that it was September 11th, and the 10th anniversary of the horrific events. In light of the thinking I’ve been doing about justice (and the fact that I read Psalm 137 this morning) I had more thoughts come to mind. Thoughts that seemed very appropriate given the [...]
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8. January 2012
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