by Keith Burnett | Jan 7, 2022 | Mission Volunteer, Missions
Which tool are you? When a brother very carefully climbs a row of 8 inch block to do a job, what do you do for him? You pass the tools! The ‘tool passer’ in this picture is my friend, Stan. We were working to roof a church in Belize. Stan is giving a tool to a young...
by Keith Burnett | Jan 4, 2022 | Mission Volunteer, Missions
What Do These Stones Mean How often have we had trouble because we forgot something? God knows us inside and out and knows our need to remember. In an earlier post I connected memorial stones and my own wedding anniversary. Each has a ministry of remembrance. I also...
by Keith Burnett | Dec 24, 2021 | Christmas, Holiday
Merry Christmas! This is truly a time for celebration. And John 1:14 is a great place to begin: The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. And that was the fulfillment of the word spoken to Isaiah: You shall call His name Emmanuel (God with us) Think about that. With...
by Keith Burnett | Dec 23, 2021 | Life Lessons, Missions |
Mission Questions: What is Jubilee Now, in the last post we looked at Jesus’ definition of His earthly mission. There was more to that than might meets the eye. Isaiah’s writing developed a train of thought. To get the impact of Isaiah 61, one needs to...
by Keith Burnett | Dec 21, 2021 | Missions |
Mission Questions: What is the Mission? In my earlier post, I shared EquipUs’ goal of establishing healthy communities of faith. I also mentioned being a fan of I, Robot and Detective Spooner’s instruction to ask the right questions. We then looked at a...
by Keith Burnett | Dec 19, 2021 | Giving, Missions, Pastor Training
A Bible could already be on your Christmas giving list. If so, this Giving Matters post might help you add another Bible to your list. And if God’s Word is not on your giving list, then this post should give you a good reason to add to your list. You can see the...
by Keith Burnett | Dec 18, 2021 | Life Lessons
Laughter is Good for the Heart Every parent, pastor, and children’s Bible teacher knows to expect the unexpected when kids answer questions. You can just imagine how people responded as children gave the following ‘insights’ on Biblical matters....
by Keith Burnett | Dec 18, 2021 | Christmas, Giving, Missions
Christmas is a great celebration of God With Us (see previous post). The Christmas season is also a superb example of our ability to ask the wrong question! We are prone to do that in many areas of life. And asking the wrong question doesn’t lead to clear...
by Keith Burnett | Dec 17, 2021 | Christians and Culture, Life Lessons
There’s a funny commercial on TV about the difficulties humans have because of other humans. A homeowner cuts a limb off his tree and the limb smashes the neighbor’s car. In another scene, a small car is parallel parked between two trucks. The truck in...
by Keith Burnett | Dec 15, 2021 | Life Lessons, Ministry
A Lesson by the Master Communicator Is that me? No. But the story and the principles for communicating it are amazing! You are aware of a famous message given by the Master Communicator. How that message was communicated is almost as instructive as the message itself....
