Thanks for hanging with me through this very long answer to Elijah’s great question about my biblical basis for “mission.” Moving along…
So far we’ve covered love, Eden, flood and fame, Abraham and the books Exodus through Ruth. Now, the period of the kings.
Rejecting God For A King
Samuel was God’s spokesperson to the nation. When he… 
Series Archive: ‘Answering Elijah: The Biblical Roots Of God’s Mission’
Answering Elijah (Part 6)
Answering Elijah (Part 5)
If you’re just tuning in, Elijah is a seminarian (and blogger) at Fuller who’s asked me (for an assignment of his) what biblical foundation I have for my understanding of “mission.”
So far my answer’s covered love, Eden, flood and fame, and Abraham. Now, summaries of books Exodus through Ruth.
I’m summarizing because these books repeat the concepts… 
Answering Elijah (Part 4)
Elijah, judging from the comments on these posts, or the lack thereof, it looks like it might just be you and me still reading them! Moving along…more quickly now.
For those of you just joining us, Elijah is a seminary student and blogger at Fuller Theological who’s asked me, as part of an assignment, what the… 
Answering Elijah (Part 3)
Elijah, thanks again for the chance to think through what the bible says about “mission” – and to do it out loud like this.
The rest of you, if you’re just tuning in…First we talked about love, then Eden, and now flood insurance and the pursuit of fame.
The Great Flood
Mankind and his depravity multiplied after Eden… 
Answering Elijah (Part 2)
Elijah, you’ve asked me what biblical foundation I have for my mission theology. Dude, that’s a tough one. Because my biblical foundation is the bible. All of it.
Like handkerchiefs up a magician’s sleeve, any single missional passage I could cite is tied to another, and that to another, and another…… 


