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The Gospel Unpacked
Posted August 31st, 2010 by odlerp61This article was aggregated from Bob and Terry Odle.
Human beings constantly attempt to “reduce” the gospel (see blog post, The Gospel Reduced, July 23, 2010). Such reductionism occurs because of our unwillingness to allow the gospel to powerfully operate in our own lives or in the world. Instead of allowing the gospel to confront us, level our illusions of life, and reconstruct us in the image of Christ (an extremely radical approach to discipleship) we reduce it to something more manageable, something we can live with, something that fits in with our lifestyle. But let’s ignore the human attempts to reduce the gospel. Instead, let’s unpack the gospel in all of its glory.
The Gospel Reduced
Posted August 23rd, 2010 by odlerp61This article was aggregated from Bob and Terry Odle.
The gospel, says Paul, is the dynamo of God. The English word dynamite obviously comes from this root. It has the power to blow things up, to level existing structures, to cover up deep, dark holes that need to be abandoned forever.
The first generation of gospel preachers understood this about the gospel. They turned the world upside down with their preaching. And the core of their preaching was Jesus. The gospel is about Jesus. It is about what He has done, what He accomplished, what He established.
Christian Neighbors
Posted August 16th, 2010 by odlerp61This article was aggregated from Bob and Terry Odle.
For years I have lived in the same house. For years I have said “hello” to my neighbors. For years I have been a member of my neighborhood. And yet, if my life depended upon it, I could not tell you the names of more than a small handful of my neighbors.
Special edition newsletter from Athens
Dear loved ones, family and friends,
Greetings in the Lord this day. We pray this day finds you with a beautiful view of the white fields ready for harvest before you. And the strong desire in your heart to step out for the task.
Attached please find our special graduation edition newsletter. We pray it finds you well.
Luv Ya
Ron and Diana
Goracke Newsletter - June 2010
Posted July 6th, 2010 by Tom GorackePlease see the attached newsletter about some important happenings in Singapore.
April Newsletter from Athens
Greetings in the Lord,
We pray we find you well this day and ash free from the Iceland Volcano. Air travel is slowly starting to pick back up to normal in Europe.
Attached please find our latest newsletter from Athens. We pray we find you well and not stuck at some far flung wilderness area waiting for the ash cloud to lift from your travels for the Lord.
With much love
Ron and Diana
Athens
Wednesday Morning Report
Greetings in the Lord dear loved ones and friends,
We hope this finds you very well this day. Just wanted to let you know we’ve been thinking and praying for you all this week. We thank God that each and every one of you have been placed in our life. You are the imperishable treasure in our hearts that cannot be taken away by the corruption and disintegration we see going on all around us in this world.
Many of you have been dropping us a line asking about how things are going here in Greece, with all the news about the economic turmoil the country finds itself in. Yes, the Greek government is working as hard as it can to correct a very difficult situation the country finds itself in. And, yes the people are upset with the many belt tightening measures the government is imposing on them. Nobody likes it when the money goes away, but they do realize that something must be done. Hopefully the country and the people continues to move forward.
Jan/Feb newsletter from Athens
FINALLY!!!
Greetings in the Lord dear loved ones and friends.
Nope, we didn’t slide off the end of the earth. We’re still here.
Attached please find our latest newsletter.
We love and miss you all. We pray this day finds you very well.
With all our love
Ron and Diana
Update on Mary Curry and a Challenge to all Sunset Alums
Posted February 2nd, 2010 by inhisservice52Dear Friends and Family,
I know that most of you cannot go visit Mary Curry, but YOU can remember her in your prayers. Mary's family placed her in a nursing home yesterday and it is really hard on all of them. I am including a note from Cindy that I just received!!! Just breaks my heart to think of her like this. In January during one of our Lubbock snow storms some neighbors found Mary wandering the streets in her night clothes and she didn't know where she was. She has gone down hill very rapidly with this horrible disease of Alzeiheimers. Please keep Cindy and Rod in your prayers also.
I am going to include an address for Heritage Oaks just in case some of you would like to send Mary a card. Better yet.... I am going to challenge each one of you to send Mary a card!! I sure that would help her immensely....how horrible to think that family and friends are going to forget you. Mary was such an intricate part of Sunset School of Preaching and SIBI for so long. Please forward this to others and lets flood her "new home" with cards from all over the country.
ATTN: Mary Curry
Heritage Oaks Nursing Home
5301 University, Room 307
Lubbock, TX 79413
Wednesday Morning Report from Athens
Greetings in the Lord,
I know I haven’t been very prompt in getting my Wednesday morning reports to you this year. Sorry about that. No excuses. Know that in spite of where life has been taking us, we constantly keep you all in our thoughts and prayers.
I always think that things might slow down this last term just after graduation and just before summer break. And then I’m always surprised. What a great week this has been.
Yohannes Woldearegaye, our Ethiopian student, approached me this week and wanted to sit down and have a serious talk. You guessed it. He wants to be baptized for the remission of his sins. He was worried that I might have a problem with that. When I told him I was delighted that he had made this decision, he was beside himself with excitement. He has decided that we will do his baptism this coming Monday at the school.
