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youth ministry 101

by pohfangchia on May 20th, 2013 | 3 responses
If you read some recent books on youth ministry, it’s hard not to get the sense that this part of church ministry is experiencing some major struggles. And nearly everyone has an opinion about how youth ministry should be improved. Parents, youth workers, and young people themselves have... read more »

the body of Christ

by roxanne robbins on May 15th, 2013 | 3 responses
Two nights before I moved to Africa 5 years ago, I panicked. As much as I believed the Lord was calling me to Uganda, I feared that by going there I would forfeit my friends back home. I thought they would forget me and that we’d quickly share nothing in common after I journeyed to a new... read more »

God’s calling!

by an odj community member on May 14th, 2013 | one response
I marvel at the technology of my cell phone. It fits in my hand, has no wires, and by pressing a few buttons, I can speak directly to anyone I desire anywhere in the world. I have no idea what happens in the area between my cell phone and the cell phone I am calling once I hit “SEND.” I presume... read more »

obvious passion

by jennifer benson schuldt on May 13th, 2013 | no responses
There’s a lady down the street who’s crazy for flowers. At the first sign of spring, she crowds her porch with clay pots containing seedlings. Blooms fill her yard in a rainbow procession all summer long. Daffodils and tulips perform like dancers in a chorus line. Sweet-scented peonies bob in... read more »

daily bread

by Jeff Olson on May 1st, 2013 | 3 responses
I work for a Christian ministry whose flagship publication is titled Our Daily Bread. Maybe you’ve heard of it. ODB is a popular daily devotional that has blessed millions of readers since its debut more than 50 years ago. The title for this beloved devotional was borrowed from what is... read more »

doing God’s will

by K. T. Sim on April 27th, 2013 | no responses
The young missionary couple was confused. Certain that God had called them to serve in a specific mission field, they shared their calling with the church leadership. They then received conflicting counsel. One group affirmed their call. Another group redirected them to go to a safer country. The... read more »

magical green stick

by Tim Gustafson on April 12th, 2013 | one response
When the Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy was a child, he believed in a magical green stick that could destroy all evil. His lifelong yearning for moral perfection in himself may have grown out of that childish belief. He never found it, yet his writings reveal his acute understanding of human depravity... read more »

as it is in heaven

by Jeff Olson on March 23rd, 2013 | one response
In the “Lord’s prayer,” Jesus encouraged His followers to pray for God’s kingdom to come and His will to be done “on earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). Not surprisingly, the four Gospels are loaded with stories of heaven and earth coming together in and around Jesus. Right from... read more »

paul’s prayer

by pohfangchia on March 17th, 2013 | no responses
What personal prayers for yourself have you lifted up lately? Did you ask God for provision of needs, delivery from temptation, or forgiveness of sin? Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 1:15-18 offers us some good prayer points. First, Paul prayed that the church at Ephesus would have “spiritual wisdom... read more »

devoured

by tom felten on March 9th, 2013 | 2 responses
I’m sure you’ve heard your share of extreme weight-loss plans. But ingesting a parasite? The UK’s Telegraph reports that some people in Hong Kong have resorted to using parasitic worms to peel off the pounds. The worms allow people to keep eating what they want and still shed weight. But the... read more »
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