Category Archives: Giffones in Lithuania

Our journey to LCC International University in Klaipėda, Lithuania

Rethinking Sanctions: Putin’s Peaches

Posted on 29 December 2014 by Benj

I’ve started using the expression “Putin gets his peaches” as shorthand for the unintended consequences of economic sanctions. Perhaps it will catch on, like “Bootleggers and Baptists.” You read it here first… Continue reading →

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American Missionaries and Politics

Posted on 26 December 2014 by Benj

Tom Wright tells his students, “One-third of what I’m telling you is wrong. The trouble is, I don’t know which third it is.” Continue reading →

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December Update: Greetings from Lithuania!

Posted on 24 December 2014 by Benj

Dear Friends and Family: Below you will find our monthly update for December. Merry Christmas, and Happy Hanukkah! Be sure to write back and tell us how we can pray for you. Giffone December 2014 Update In Christ, Benj and … Continue reading →

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Tetelestai

Posted on 22 December 2014 by Benj

Finished! Continue reading →

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Teaching Hebrew Bible in Eastern Europe

Posted on 5 December 2014 by Benj

My observations on teaching Hebrew and Hebrew Bible in Lithuania so far… Continue reading →

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Sermon: “Pauliaus Svajonė”

Posted on 2 December 2014 by Benj

The audio for my sermon, “Pauliaus Svajonė (Paul’s Dream),” is now posted on the website of Kauno Laisvųjų Krikščionių Bažnyčia (Kaunas Free Christian Church). The text is Romans 15:14-33. Unfortunately, there seems to have been an issue with the audio, … Continue reading →

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Why Missionaries Can Never Go Home Again

Posted on 1 December 2014 by Benj

An interesting piece entitled, “Why Missionaries Can Never Go Home Again.”

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November Update: Greetings from Lithuania!

Posted on 26 November 2014 by Benj

Dear Friends and Family: Below you will find our monthly update for November. Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends! Be sure to write back and tell us how we can pray for you. Giffone November 2014 Update In Christ, Benj … Continue reading →

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Bloodlands

Posted on 26 October 2014 by Benj

I’m just reaching the end of Yale history professor Timothy D. Snyder’s Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin (Basic Books, 2010).

This is an important book for Americans to read…. Continue reading →

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October Update: Greetings from Lithuania!

Posted on 23 October 2014 by Benj

Labas! We are excited to share what God has been doing this month…. Continue reading →

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