SQJ Taipei

I just read a great book.
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Wow… I can’t believe that I’ve never heard of that book. It is EASILY one of the top 10 favorite books I’ve ever read. I can’t think of any other book I’ve read where I’ve felt such a close bond with the characters. My [...]

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Picked these up today… bought the first 2 for 50¢ each and the second pair are library books.

A Foreign Devil in China - This caught my eye because of the title… I try to pick up any books about Taiwan and China that I can afford. This book is the story of Dr. L. Nelson [...]

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Yeah… it’s back… In case you’ve just joined us this is a regular feature on the blog… “Quote of the Period Only SQJ Knows”. The last series of quotes were actually part of a contest… which was great fun for the 3 readers of this blog and Sean C. won a great book. We will [...]

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As the father of 2 boys (and since I am one myself!) I’m always interested to read about “bringing up boys”. One of the great resources for this topic is the book by James Dobson of that same name. If you are bringing up a boy… I can say without qualification that you need to [...]

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It has been a while since I posted #3… but here it is… This is the fourth resource I’ll share with you out of the four I mention in the original post HERE.
Resource #1 is HERE.
Resource #2 is HERE.
Resource #3 is HERE.
HOUSES THAT CHANGE THE WORLD - Wolfgang Simson
I can’t say enough about this book. [...]

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Even though Sean C. already won the contest… the main reason for posting the quotes from Discipling Nations: The Power of Truth to Transform Cultures is that I like them and think you might also. So… there are 2 left and I’ll go ahead and post them even though you can’t win anything any more.
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It is my great pleasure to send reader Sean C. a copy of the book Discipling Nations: The Power of Truth to Transform Cultures, by Darrow Miller.
Here’s the cover and a link to the book at Amazon.com

Amazon.com: Discipling Nations: The Power of Truth to Transform Cultures
Needless to say… I like this book a lot. In [...]

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Here’s quote number 3…. which might actually cause some discussion… (between the 3 of you who comment here)
Click HERE (or scroll below) to see about the contest part of these posts. Basically… if you can tell me (in a comment) which book I snagged these epigraphs from… you win the book. I know [...]

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Here’s quote number 2…. I just realized that these quotes only appear before each SECTION of the book… not each chapter… so… there will just be FIVE of these.
Click HERE (or scroll below) to see about the contest part of these posts.
HINT: Missions book
PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY - Joachim Neander) Translated by: Catherine [...]

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This is the first resource I’ll share with you out of the four I mention in the original post HERE.
CHURCH PLANTING MOVEMENTS - David Garrison
This booklet answers such questions as: “What is a Church Planting Movement?” and “What are the 10 universal elements and common factors in a Church Planting Movement?” With several examples of [...]

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