Archive for May, 2010

Better Books – Holy Subversion

Posted on May 17, 2010 at 10:45pm by Micah Fries 2 Comments

Recently I was given a copy of Holy Subversion by Trevin Wax. When it comes to those who blog regularly, there are few who consistently produce the kind of thoughtful, theological and yet applicable material as Trevin. I got to know Trevin a bit last October when we attended the Southern Baptists, Evangelicalism & the…

Abandon it all for Jesus

Posted on May 12, 2010 at 2:20pm by Micah Fries No Comment

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NAMB moving forward – clarification

Posted on May 12, 2010 at 10:26am by Micah Fries 2 Comments

In response to my last post “Charting a GCR future for NAMB” I received a strong amount of affirmation. It appears that the message in the post resonates with people from across the country. It was encouraging to hear from so many who affirmed the idea of giving NAMB the freedom to chart a more…

Charting a GCR Future for NAMB?

Posted on May 11, 2010 at 8:00am by Micah Fries 26 Comments

**Posted NAMB missionary totals come from a NAMB document highlighting missionary personnel by state.** As I think about what it might look like to be part of a convention of churches which is radically, aggressively, sacrificially giving itself to the cause of Gospel advance I cannot help but be excited! However, thinking through the implications…

Quotable Quotes :: David Platt

Posted on May 3, 2010 at 5:26pm by Micah Fries 1 Comment

We look back on slave-owning churchgoers of 150 years ago and ask, “How could they have treated their fellow human beings that way?” I wonder if followers of Christ 150 years from now will look back at Christians in America today and ask, “How could they live in such big houses? How could they drive…