SQJ Taipei

If you don’t know what POSK is… here’s the first one
From: The World’s Last Night, CS Lewis, pp 89-91

Life on Other Planets
I…fear the practical, not the theoretical, problems which will arise if ever we meet rational creatures which are not human. Against them we shall, if we can, commit all the crimes we have already [...]

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I think this is the right moment to consider a question which is often asked: If Christianity is true why are not all Christians obviously nicer than all non-Christians? What lies behind that question is partly something very reasonable and partly something that is not reasonable at all. The reasonable part is this. If conversion [...]

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Ever since God called me to Taiwan, he has not stopped reminding me of his love and mercy, that is open regardless of where I’ve been and what I’ve done. And he will and is using me for HIS will. Which he has shown to be always greater than I could have thought up. God [...]

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What Christ thinks of the church is a question of great concern to all Christians. What we ourselves think of it from the inside and what others think of it from the outside are also important. But far more significant is the view of Jesus Christ himself, since he is the church’s founder, head, and [...]

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I had a great summer serving in numerous ways and in numerous places. Before I went on the trip, I spent four weeks traveling to Christian summer camps as part of the Ozark Christian College Camp Team ministry. With this job I spent time ministering to high school and junior high students with hopes of [...]

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NOTE FROM SQJ: Like with Kim… this post by Audrey was written a few weeks ago. Sorry I’m so slow Audrey!
After meeting my team and enduring many sleep-deprived hours of travel, we finally arrived in Taipei. I remember feeling almost giddy to finally be here. I was and still am so excited to learn about [...]

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NOTE FROM SQJ: Kim wrote this several weeks ago… I’m just getting around to posting it now… it is a little dated, but I think I’ll leave it as is
Well, I’m not sure how to follow up on Jordan’s amazing account of our experiences, but I’ll do my best. So this trip is awesome!! [...]

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My name is Amy. I am 17 years old, and I am going to be a senior in high school this year. This summer I had the blessing of spending a month in Taiwan with the Pagel family. I had actually met them the summer before while they were on furlough here [...]

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We’ve been enjoying our time with the CIY group (welcome to all the friends and family of those in the group!) and I thought I’d share a quick post about one thing they just helped with and another starting today.
We held a Vacation Bible School for the kids in our community (apartment complex) last week, [...]

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I happen to be having a magnificent time here in Taiwan! The food is delicious; my favorite is a breakfast food called danbing. Our host missionaries are unbelievably hospitable; they have four precious kids, Bethanie, Zachary, Joshua, and Mollie. We spent the first few days of our trip hanging out with them, sightseeing, and getting [...]

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