Qualities of Our Missional God : Nextsunday Resources : 9781936347278 : 193634727X : 14 Aug 2014 : It was July 3, 2002. I reclined in a chair on the beach of St. George Island, Florida, reading Numbers: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching, by Dennis Olson. I would be willing to bet I was the only person on that beach-okay, any beach-reading that wonderful book. Two college-aged students meandered between the Gulf waters and me. One glanced at the cover of my book and remarked to her friend, "You've got to be pretty bored to read a math book at the beach."Hearing her comment, I replied, "Actually, it's not a math book. It's a Bible commentary.""I rest my case," she retorted and walked away.We rarely read this fourth book of the Old Testament. We use it even less frequently as a source for missions theology. Why? Maybe it's the name. Numbers is not a very exciting title. The name is derived from the Latin Numeri, which is a translation of the Greek title Arithmoi. This title wa