Monthly Archives: September 2008

Choosing a Mission Field: Strategic Places and Strategic Living

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Phil

Thoughts on strategy from a recent Way of Life Village gathering… When we started out on this mission we told people why East Hollywood is a strategic place for us to share and demonstrate the message of Jesus Christ. People … Continue reading →

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Missionary Methods: Investing in the God behind the experiment

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Phil

  [Minor editing to this article has occurred since it originally was posted.] What we’re doing in LA is an experiment. Some churches don’t like to support experiments. 

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Life In EHO: Being evangelized by the Bahá’í

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Phil

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a couple months.  There are some Bahá’í missionaries who come to our neighborhood every Monday night to convert all of us to the Bahá’í Faith

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Life In EHO: Sometimes they come back into your life…

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Phil

[formerly titled "Blast from the past"]  I’ve written about a wandering young man I used to study the Bible with who pops in and out of my life about every 6 to 9 months or so.  I’ll call him Jeremy.  Thursday … Continue reading →

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Life In EHO: What I wouldn’t give to speak every language…

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Phil

There are days when I am awed by how much I can understand and communicate in Spanish (not my native language).  By God’s Spirit I find myself navigating conversations light years beyond my level of competency.  But Saturday was not … Continue reading →

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LIfe In EHO: On the stoop

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Phil

Two middle-aged women have just finished cleaning a large house in the Hollywood Hills.  After a day’s work, they return to the flats of East Hollywood to take a load off and drink Tecate.  They sit down on the front … Continue reading →

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