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By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Earlier today, I "tweeted" the following: "Pointing out all that I think is wrong with someone else’s faith is not the same thing as proclaiming the Gospel." For a few…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Our ministry (Trinity International Baptist Mission) is once again hosting volunteer teams to join us for a week of cross-cultural ministry in the Chicago (USA) area! The attached PDF provides…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Recently, I’ve been working on adapting a diagram for use in thinking through discipleship issues, spiritual disciplines, and the like -- especially with regards to South Asian Christ-followers. Here is what I’ve…
By Cody C. Lorance | Art - Media
Namaskar! The is a slightly modified version of the Nepali Song "Suryadayadekhi" taken from the Dharmashastra, Malaki 1:11. I am an American so my Nepali is not perfect. Still, I hope…
By Cody C. Lorance | Art - Media
This Sanskrit bhajan is great for meditation upon the person and work of God’s unique son, Prabhu Sri Yeshu. Lyrics follow: Romanized Sanskrit: Jeevanadata Yeshuji, namana karu main sat sat…
By Cody C. Lorance | Art - Performing
Here is a video clip from the Christocentric Satsang in Chicago. This Hindi bhajan is a simple song of worship to the Lord Sri Jesus Christ. The chorus simply means…
By Cody C. Lorance | Art - Performing
The following mantra has proved especially useful in soul care or pastoral ministry in addition to its value in corporate worship. The content of the mantra is taken from Galatians…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Good News for the Folk Hindu A critical task for missionaries is to discover in a given culture exactly where sin has taken hold of the society and the…
By Cody C. Lorance | Blog
FULL ARTICLE The question has been raised, "Is America becoming more Hindu?" I’d like to suggest a totally different option. That is, maybe no one is really Hindu. Now, wait,…
By TriEak Parmeshwar Mandali | Presentation
We are attaching here a PDF of a Christocentric Sraadha that we conducted in our area. Little explanation of this will be give here at this time. If you have…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Question #7 – Upon what evidential basis does the LTWG feel it necessary to warn about syncretism in the same sentence as it mentions contextualization? Doesn’t this sentence only serve…
By TriEak Parmeshwar Mandali | Art - Media
Just completed, here is our Dashain prayer book. The book will serve as a helpful guide to Nepalis who are seeking to follow the Lord Shri Jesus in a contexual…
By Cody C. Lorance | Blog
[FULL ARTICLE] This week, I explore the theological foundations for contextualization. The question of why we should pursue contextualization is typically answered in a very narrow way that emphasizes what…
By TriEak Parmeshwar Mandali | Art - Performing
The following series of three mantras provide a beautiful means of practicing corporate confession. It is challenging to master, but well-worth the practice. We use this series every week in…
By TriEak Parmeshwar Mandali | Art - Performing
Here is a very simple mantra that is spoken atonally. With a simple message, this easy-to-learn mantra is appealing to many followers of Jesus from Nepali or Indian cultural contexts. I…
By TriEak Parmeshwar Mandali | Art - Performing
Ours is a Christocentric Satsang in that we seek to magnify and give devotion to Prabhu Sri Yeshu (The Lord Jesus Christ) in all that we do. For this reason, every…
By TriEak Parmeshwar Mandali | Art - Performing
Ours is a Christocentric Satsang in that we seek to magnify and give devotion to Prabhu Sri Yeshu (The Lord Jesus Christ) in all that we do. For this reason, every…
By TriEak Parmeshwar Mandali | Art - Performing
Known simply as the “Ancient Prayer” (Pracheen Pratanah), the following mantra is used weekly in our Nepali and Hindi Christocentric Satsangs. You may have noticed that I have also included this…
By TriEak Parmeshwar Mandali | Art - Performing
In our Nepali and Hindi Christocentric Satsangs, the following series of mantras is used near the beginning of our worship times. The series combines two classic Sanskrit mantras well-known by Hindus…
By TriEak Parmeshwar Mandali | Art - Performing
In our Nepali and Hindi Christocentric Satsangs, the following mantra is always used at the beginning of the service. Ringing the bell and then beginning this Trinitarian chant provides a great…
