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Daily Devotion | Wednesday – November 26, 2025
Daily Devotion | Wednesday – November 26, 2025 Scripture “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones” ( Proverbs 17:22, King James Bible, 2025). 🌿 Daily Devotion | Wednesday – November 26, 2025 Scripture “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken Read more
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Incarnational Mission: Avoiding Cultural Imperialism
Lesallan | November 25, 2025 Incarnational Mission: Avoiding Cultural Imperialism Missionaries today can avoid cultural imperialism while still sharing the gospel effectively by adopting an incarnational, dialogical approach that prioritizes listening, learning, and local agency. This requires a shift from mission as Western expansion to mission as participation in the Read more
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Devotional Week Three — Spiritual Warfare in Missions: Lesallan
Devotional Week Three — Spiritual Warfare in Missions Spiritual opposition is real in missions; standing firm in God’s armor and deepening spiritual disciplines prepares us to persevere and trust the Lord for victory. Scripture and Reflection “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against Read more
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Scaffold and Spirit: Carey & the Moravians
Lesallan Ohio Christian University MIS1010 Introduction to Global Missions (ONL25F4) November 22, 2025 Scaffold and Spirit: Carey & the Moravians William Carey and the Moravian missionaries decisively shaped modern Protestant mission through complementary but divergent theological emphases, methods, and legacies. Carey advanced an institutional, education-centered paradigm that paired evangelical urgency Read more
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Morning Devotion – November 22, 2025
Written by Lesallan Morning Devotion A quiet moment to begin the day: Jesus clears the temple out of zeal for what God intended it to be — a place of prayer, presence, and protection. Let this morning reorient you, whether you live in a home, work in an office, or Read more
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History of Christian Missions
Lesallan | November 19, 2025 History of Christian Missions The early missionary movements led by William Carey and the Moravians shaped modern mission practice in distinct ways. Carey emphasized individual theological conviction, scholarly preparation, and practical institution-building: he advocated for translation, education, and social reform as central to mission work, Read more
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Week Two Devotional Reflection – Lesallan
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news.” —Isaiah 52:7 (NIV). Week Two Devotional Reflection – Lesallan “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news.” —Isaiah 52:7 (NIV). Early missionaries faced immense challenges as they sought to carry Read more
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Sent and Serving: Biblical Foundations and a Personal Call to Global Missions
Lesallan | November 18, 2025 Sent and Serving: Biblical Foundations and a Personal Call to Global Missions Lesallan Bostron Ohio Christian University MIS1010 Introduction to Global Missions (ONL25F4) Professor Jessica Davis November 18, 2025 Sent and Serving: Biblical Foundations and a Personal Call to Global Missions The readings from Bosch Read more
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1.2 The Biblical Mandate for Missions
Ohio Christian University | Missiology and Christian Ethics Lesallan 1.2 The Biblical Mandate for MissionsOhio Christian University | Missiology and Christian Ethics “From Genesis to Revelation, God’s heart beats for the nations. Missions is not a side project of the church — it’s woven into the very fabric of Scripture.” Read more