A year ago, our church hosted a conference in honor of John Calvin’s 500th birthday. Collin Hansen came and spoke on the burgeoning young, restless, reformed movement. I admit I was surprised on the first night to meet a number of men at the conference from local rescue mission. They had come with a few [...]
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The (Sometimes) Futility of Good Intentions
November 10, 2009 – 6:03 am
From prominent pastors to politicians to professional rock stars, everyone it seems has a heart and a plan for Africa. But good intentions don’t always translate into good results. And when things seem to go wrong for so long, we ought to ask some hard questions and not automatically do more of the same. In [...]
