Author Archive for: ‘carlmedearis’

• An Amazing Story

  posted by Carl Medearis

  I saw my Muslim Arab friend sweating as he talked to my other friend, a fine conservative-minded evangelical Christian. It looked like the two had locked horns and were in a battle to the death.

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• I’m a Muslim

  posted by Carl Medearis

  You knew it, right? You’ve been wondering – has Carl crossed over. Now he finally admits it. I can hear it now – “See Ethel, I told you the boy had lost it. He’s gone and converted. Became a Mohammadan. A jihad-er. Darn, we lost him. And he was such a nice guy.”

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• Was Jesus “Nice”?

  posted by Carl Medearis

  One of the “concerns” people often have after they hear me share goes something like this: “It seems that your focus on befriending Muslims and others clearly outside the faith, waters down the gospel. The real gospel. The hard gospel. I mean, Jesus wasn’t just “Mr. Nice Guy” like you seem to suggest.”

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• Tennessee Greasy Spoon

  posted by Carl Medearis

  This morning I had a terrifying cross-cultural experience. I ate breakfast at the 1st Street Diner in Cleveland Tennessee. I’m here to do a wedding and Chris and the kids haven’t yet joined me, so I was left alone to make these difficult decisions – like where to eat.

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• We’re not “Missionaries”

  posted by Carl Medearis

  I was talking to our oldest, Anna, the other day about college scholarships (what else). I mentioned that Taylor University might have some scholarship money for MK’s – Missionary Kids…She had no idea what I was talking about. “Why me,” she asked, “we aren’t missionaries.”

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• Angry

  posted by Carl Medearis

  Angry at Church and Christianity! I hear that more and more. Nearly every time I speak somewhere, I have a handful of people who come to me and share some painful experience they’ve had with the church or Christianity (whatever they might think that means).

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• Another Man’s Bus

  posted by Carl Medearis

  We left Bethlehem last Monday morning to go back across the border into Jordan to visit Rob who was in a serious car accident. From Bethlehem to Jerusalem is about 10 miles. From there to the Jordanian border is another 20 miles. (Down the valley and past Jericho). Should take about 45 minutes. But it takes several hours.

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• In Beirut

  posted by Carl Medearis

  We’re at the end of our third day in Lebanon. Incredible. We’ve literally seen 100’s of people. Lebanese, Palestinians, Shi’ites, Sunni, Druze and Christian. From the north to the south. Lots of old friends and making some new ones. Once again I’m astounded by the open hearts towards the good news of Jesus Christ.

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• Confront

  posted by Carl Medearis

  Jonathan sent me this question recently: “I understand most of what you are saying regarding following Jesus, however when do we draw the line on what’s right and what’s wrong? When it is ‘Ok’ to confront someone when we see they are destroying there life?”

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• Fame

  posted by Carl Medearis

  I’ve always heard that fame, fortune or females can cause a guy problems. Not sure it’s a fair thing to say, but I’ve often heard that. I do know that my main female (Chris) has not only NOT brought me down, but continually lifts me up….but hey, that’s not the thought I was going to share.

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