By Janet Sauder Several foundational truths have served as cornerstones of my faith walk over the years. Each was learned through a specific life-changing experience. The cost of quitting is greater than the cost of continuing the course This became revelation to me one day in Scotland as I was taking time alone with the [...]
By Peter Bunton What do you think of when you hear the term “missions”? Probably many of us think of someone traveling on a plane to another nation to serve the indigenous people. We probably also assume that those people speak a different language and may likely be of a different race to the missionaries [...]
In its simplicity, the Lord's Prayer contains some of the most challenging words we will find in our walk of faith. By Peter Bunton A mission team I was with a few years ago was praying around an inner-city neighborhood. I particularly remember the team praying in a park. The children’s play area was covered [...]
Jesus gave the Great Commission in five different forms By Peter Bunton In the church we often talk about the Great Commission. In doing so, we usually think of some of the final words of Jesus Christ to His disciples found in Matthew 28:18–20: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to [...]
Jesus said, "Wake up and look around!" By Peter Bunton “Missions” is a term the church uses frequently. We immediately start to think of remote places in the world and activities such as communicating the Christian gospel to those who have never heard, or educating children in remote villages. The reality is, however, that missions [...]
Shalom. We think it comes in the form of health, wealth, and good times—and it could. But, in taking a closer look, it’s much deeper than that. By Josh Good That Feeling We’ve all been there… It arises differently in each person, but we’ve all experienced it. It’s the time you get a bill [...]
Are you refreshed enough to be able to refresh and encourage others? By Doug Lehman “The Lord is my shepherd. . . . He refreshes my soul” (Psalm 23:1a, 3a). Life has been full of the unexpected. Routines have changed. Rhythms have been interrupted. Pressure is squeezing us on multiple fronts. There has been [...]
We ended up with cookies—delicious cookies—but by no means with cookie-cutter perfections. By Kelli Martin As mothers are often wont to do, I am slapping up an old photo on the refrigerator for each of you to see on your next stop-over for a quarantine snack. See thirty-three-year old me aproned and armed, an [...]
If I am going to be locked down in any one location, I want it to be in God’s presence! By Ibrahim Omondi The stability of the world is being threatened right now to a degree that most of us have not experienced in our lifetimes. Much of the news around us is not [...]
By Steve Prokopchak It is seemingly unprecedented and unimaginable that the whole world is experiencing an inordinate amount of stress right now. Each of us responds to stress differently, but the indicators might be anxiety, anger, inability to concentrate or even sleeplessness. In very basic terms, we can allay coronavirus stress by focusing on things [...]
