Jesus invites us to backpack …

Posted: February 24, 2012 at 10:44 am

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I’m about to head off for two weeks of work (read: conference and exploring) in South East Asia. I get to explore behind the Bamboo Curtain (is it still called that?) and meet the people who follow up with those who respond to our broadcasts. I can’t wait!   In one SEA country of nearly […]

Author: Matt Perry

Don’t give up communicating across cultures!

Posted: February 17, 2012 at 2:38 pm

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  Do you ever feel like the effort to communicate across cultures is too hard? I do. I’ve been communicating cross-culturally for a few years and while it does get easier, it doesn’t really get any easier!   Whether you are engaging face to face with people of other languages and faiths, or praying from […]

Author: Matt Perry

World Radio Day 2012

Posted: February 13, 2012 at 10:56 am

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Did you know it’s World Radio Day today? February 13th 2012.   It’s good to celebrate major milestones and it’s good to recognise the value of technology. I really really really believe that God allows things to be developed because they WILL be used to announce His awesomeness in some way shape or form. While […]

Author: Matt Perry

Think about Thinking!

Posted: February 10, 2012 at 4:41 pm

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Think about your hopes for those who don’t follow Jesus. What would be the most common way you pray for them to turn their lives to follow Christ?   For me it would be revelation, faith, a receptive heart, dissatisfaction with the world and the status quo … etc. etc.   Jesus said “No one […]

Author: Matt Perry

What is “successful listening” ?

Posted: February 3, 2012 at 5:29 pm

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The well-known parable in the Bible – the ‘Parable of the Sower’ (Luke 8:1-15, also Matt. 13:2-23; Mark 4:1-20)  suggests to me there is listening that is successful, and listening that is … not. I can’t always control what I hear, but I do control how successfully I live with what I’ve heard.   Luke […]

Author: Matt Perry