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Japan Harvest magazine

Encouraging, inspiring, and equipping
the members of the JEMA community

Author: Rod Thomas

Feature Article

Autumn 2022 Rod Thomas

Your feet are disgusting!

But Jesus’s feet are not! How Jesus cleanses our guilt and shame

Feature Article

Autumn 2021 Rod Thomas

Observations about men in church: from the Bible and experience

How can we avoid a gender imbalance in the church?

Feature Article

Spring 2021 Rod Thomas

Japanese vocabulary for the pandemic

Words and phrases that are usually the domain of epidemiologists have been commonly used during the pandemic. Here’s a selection of them along with their English translations.

General Article

Winter 2017 Rod Thomas

Grant us boldness

In a culture that values conformity over truth, we desperately need the boldness that God alone can give

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