Israel…two-thousand years ago…and all is not well. Israel is in a time of great distress under the rule of Roman conquerors and tyrants like Herod the Great. As in the days of old, the people called out to God for relief, for a leader to save them, for a Messiah. And as [...]
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Well, its January 1st again and many people will be thinking about New Year’s Resolutions. According to About.com, some of the top ten News Year’s resolutions in the general US population include: Spending more time with family & friends, Fitness, Lose weight, Quit smoking, Quit drinking, Get out of debt, Get organized, etc. Yet despite [...] Faith, hope, love. According to Paul, in 1 Corinthians 13, when all other things are stripped from our lives, these remain. Over the years, I have read these three words and acknowledged them, but they have always been abstractions. I really did not know what to do with them. Paul places them in the middle of [...] For many people, the invention of glasses and contacts are both a blessing and the curse. They are blessing, in that they can be used to easily correct a wide variety of vision problems. They are a curse because they can become a nuisance to deal with every day of your life. One of the [...] Ever since I was in college at Purdue, I have been interested in missions. God started giving a me vision for what He is doing around the world at Mandate ‘86 missions conference at Northern Illinois University. The main speaker was George Verwer, founder of Operation Mobilization. While I do not remember what he preached [...] Since our commissioning last June, the most challenging thing we have faced is fund raising. In the best of times, most missionaries experience some level of conflict with asking people for money. In the current climate, with the depressed economic situation, it becomes even more difficult. All of us, including our family, have experienced losses due the economic down turn. Some have lost homes. Some have lost jobs and almost everyone has lost money in the stock market. At times it can be discouraging. Yet as I read the Scriptures the morning, the Holy Spirit encouraged my heart with story from the Gospel of Matthew. |
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