Month: February 2019
The Call to Proclaim by Karen Bates
February 20, 2019
One of my favorite evangelists is known by her place of
conversion. She is the woman at the well — the Samaritan woman — who
encountered Jesus while she was filling her water pot. She had a conversation that transformed her and moved her to share her experience with others.
Third Day Dimension by Jeff Rudy
February 18, 2019
“What do you mean, that’s not my father? Those are the hands that cared for me. Those are the arms that took me up and hugged me. Those are the lips that spoke to me; the eyes that searched for me; the chest on which I fell asleep, knowing I was safe in his care. Everything I have ever known of my father was through this body. Don’t tell me that’s not him.”
Of Pirates and Preserving Grace: Jonah’s Reluctance by Michael Smith
February 15, 2019
He tells the sailors to toss him overboard, because he believes that his God is acting like all the other gods, punishing him and them in the process. After Jonah says, “hurl me into the sea,” something strange happens. The sailors start rowing to dry land. Though it’s easy to skip ahead and assume that they picked him up and tossed him right in – they didn’t. These outsider sailors are acting in a gracious way.
Consuming Mission and Short-Term Missions by Rob Haynes
From the earliest days of my pastoral service my leaders and mentors encouraged me to lead and develop short-term mission…
Self-Consciousness vs Self-Awareness by Aaron Perry
February 6, 2019
When I was in my early twenties, I was really good at softball. I could play defense, run reasonably well,…
Wrestling With God by Aaron Duvall
February 4, 2019
Chera, my wife, was glaring at me with the type of fire normally reserved for people who tell her Christmas…