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Jason, what does “imputed” mean?
A friend asked me recently "Jason, what does imputed mean?" No, she wasn't a Christian. And no we weren't studying the Bible. We were studying for an accounting exam at uni. The reason she asked is that one of our questions had a factor called "the imputed interest rate." "I can't really think of how to explain it in accounting terms" I said, "but in theology, imputation is where the righteousness of Jesus Christ is
Sixty years ago today: “He is no fool”
Having recently finished the rigours of college life, he was enjoying the free time living with his parents allowed. Only the day before he had finished reading missionary David Brainerd's journals and wrote "I have prayed for new words, explosive, direct, simple words." Sixty years ago today, as he sat down to write in his journals, God answered Jim Elliot's prayer with words that were indeed "explosive." On 28 October, 1949, Jim Elliot wrote: His
Advice for missionary teams
Elizabeth, New Jersey. Great joy in a missionary meeting for prayer and testimony. Spoke afterward with Carl Johnson of Congo. He counseled Pete and me thus: 1) Never let the sun go down on the slightest miff between us. Walk in the light with no darkness between us; 2) Always be willing to abase yourself before a native. "We think and say that we are just being 'firm,' but they know that we are angry";
10 recent tweets
I've really enjoyed using my Twitter account to store all my momentary profundities. Here are ten recent tweets... tweet 1: Mao's Last Dancer... freedom is precious to those who have lived without it. tweet 2: Oh yeah, Darwin's that guy who discovered the amazing adaptability God built into His creation... now I remember. tweet 3: Are you so busy that people at church are afraid to ask you to get involved? tweet 4: We need