by Nelson Malwitz | Feb 4, 2019 | Following Jesus |
So many of us want our future assured. We hang on to our first or current career, because we cannot imagine that the Lord will direct our paths to make a difference for eternity in full-time service for Him. But even Jesus did not organize the unfolding of some very...
by Nelson Malwitz | Jan 22, 2019 | Following Jesus, Getting Ready |
Israel is perpetually very much in the news. At the beginning, in a striking synthesis, the nation of Israel started out with Sarah [Abraham], Rebecca [Isaac], and Rachel [Jacob] each barren. In the formative years of God’s love affair with His people, the Lord...
by webmaster | Jan 8, 2019 | Following Jesus, Getting Ready |
Jesus tells three hard-hitting stories bearing on fruitfulness in Matthew 21. One, the Parable of the Vineyard. This is where the renters beat and killed servants, then killed the son of the landowner so they would, so they thought, have the entire inheritance....
by webmaster | Jan 2, 2019 | Following Jesus, Missions Abroad, Missions at Home |
Moses was challenged by God to take on a new assignment in Exodus Chapter 3. It was a big assignment, by a big God. Moses objected, “Who am I that should go …” The Lord’s response was simple, “But I shall be with you.” That was...
by webmaster | Dec 26, 2018 | Following Jesus, Getting Ready, Gifts and Skills, MissionNext |
Aesop wrote fables, concrete stories to communicate abstract concepts, that have survived millennia. One such story is the Tortoise and the Hare. The rabbit, who boasted in his reputation, was challenged to a race by the turtle. In the ensuing contest, the tortoise...
by Jessica Purdy | Dec 20, 2018 | Careers & Missions, Following Jesus, Getting Ready, Missions Abroad, Missions at Home |
By Helen McCormack “When I arrive on the mission field, I’ll be more consistent with my quiet times.” Have you ever thought that? I did before entering the field. We would agree that if Jesus spent time in prayer and communion with His Father, sometimes all night, we...
