Burns for You
By Paul Stoffer “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26) This is the new heart. Continue reading Burns for You
Setting the Captives Free
By Erin McKenna Four months ago, the Lord burned the word “freedom” into my heart. I have it. I love it. I want everyone to know what it feels like. This quest to release freedom to the nations begins by taking the love of Christ to those who have been in darkness for so long; … Continue reading Setting the Captives Free
A Seeking Church
By Jenny Willis Nestled deep in Palenque, Mexico is the thriving little church of Centro Cristiano Maranatha. Built in formerly Zapatista-controlled territory, it serves a small community of Chol believers. The Chol are an indigenous tribe native to these southern parts of Mexico. The Maya’s main territory was here in Palenque until 600 AD when … Continue reading A Seeking Church
Missionaries?
By Scott Molgard There are words which always seem to chafe me. As a visual thinker, certain words bring up images that were burned into my brain a long time ago. Recently, a new word has gotten under my skin. The first word is “Christian,” and the most recent word is “missionary.” I remember my … Continue reading Missionaries?
Not So Personal Space
By Jimmy McCarty Have you seen my towel? Are you finished with the clothesline? Are you going into town any time soon? Are you going to finish that? Organized pandemonium characterizes the community living we have been a part of the last several weeks. We are fifty individuals living as one, eating as one and … Continue reading Not So Personal Space
Mercy in Zambia: Story of widows and orphans in Africa
By Kari Miller As Rebecca and I traveled the dusty bumpy road out to her village, I asked her why she had chosen to spend her life caring for orphans. She became very animated when I asked her this question, turned around in her seat and began another one of her lifes journeys. She was … Continue reading Mercy in Zambia: Story of widows and orphans in Africa
Taste and See
By Stephanie Fisk The simple life is not always easy. But it is liberating. Simplicity ushers in true joy that can be found only in life itself. For when life is all you have, you begin to see value in each day, in each conversation, in each word that is spoken… and more importantly, the … Continue reading Taste and See
Minneapolis, the Homeless, and Me
By Kari Miller I have been thinking lately about how God tends to show himself among the places we would never expect him to be. Those places that we find dirty, dark and void of goodness. I had an interesting experience this last fall in a homeless shelter in one of the darkest places of … Continue reading Minneapolis, the Homeless, and Me
The Nameless Woman
By Jenny Willis and Jeff Goins She was sitting in front of the Banamex, wrapped in a dirty rag of a dress with another rag covering her mouth. She looked up at us as we passed, but it didnt seemto register in her mind. We were just more faces in an endless sea of passersby … Continue reading The Nameless Woman
Simple Message, Profound Move
By Jeff Goins, Editor Four days. Thats how long it took. Things can clear up pretty quickly in the back of a pickup truck, when you have nothing but the wind and your own self-doubt to wrestle with. The team of young, passionate missionaries had only been in the small southern Mexican town of Palenque … Continue reading Simple Message, Profound Move