We’ve been reading a book called Ethnic Realities and the Church: Lessons from Kurdistan. It is a record of mission work in Kurdistan from 1668-1990 and is packed with wisdom that is relevant to missionaries all over the world. Even the American church could stand to learn a few things from Blincoe’s research.
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missiology
A blind poet described the sea… what happened next will change how you share the Gospel
One of these greens is not like the other…. Can you pick out which one?
Image from here.
If you were a member of the Himba tribe in Nambia, you probably could have picked out the square in the middle of the top-right quadrant as being unique. However, here’s a member of the same tribe struggling to pick out a blue square in the midst of green squares:
Ibid.
Let’s talk about Santa
Lately, there has been a resurgence back to European Christmas traditions. A few years ago, Dwight Schrute of The Office introduced America to the old German character, Belsnickel. There is also a new movie out this year about the Bavarian Christmas creature, Krampus. I like this resurgence. Too often, the American idea of internationalization is actually Americanization. Instead of expecting the world to appreciate and celebrate our Santa Clause, this resurgence calls Americans to seek out other traditions of the season from around the world.
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