“The Suicidal Missionary” (NOC09 Blog Tour)

“The Suicidal Missionary” article has been featured as part of the National Outreach Convention 09 blog tour.

I have gotten more feedback (positive and negative) on this article than perhaps any other I have written.

The point of the article is this:

“Whether we have intended this or not, the world tends to see people who follow Jesus as sharing the same attitude that Jonah did.”

Jonah may have shared God’s message for the people of Nineveh, but he didn’t share God’s heart for the people of Nineveh.

Take a look here if you haven’t read it already, and let me know your thoughts!

The Suicidal Missionary

Have you ever found yourself knowing what you ought to do, but you don’t want to do it?

… since most of us are probably church leaders: Have you ever seen someone needing help, but you know they are just too much trouble so you avoid them? Have you ever known you were supposed to love someone, but you have a hard time even liking them?

I recently read a familiar story that included some surprising details I somehow had missed over the years. The story revealed that a very successful missionary, in fact one of the most successful missionaries ever, was not simply reluctant—he was suicidal. Jonah would rather die than see the people of Nineveh forgiven by God….

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