Week 38
Week 37 Study |
Living Hope
Back in the day youth groups sang, “I’m really livin’ since I met my Lord.” Ongoing verses would substitute other words for “livin” (e.g. lovin’, servin’, prayin’, etc.). If sung with smugness it is the height of religious arrogance, but if sung with humility it highlights that the Christian life is life lived at the […]
Week 37 Application |
The Hour Glass
I keep an hour glass on the shelf in my office. It was a gift from a friend. About a foot tall, my hour glass has a brass frame surrounding a clear glass bottle that’s narrow in the middle with a couple inches of white sand inside. Turn the contraption over, and the sand flows […]
Week 37 Mission |
Between Two Worlds
For 15 years I traveled with a team to Vandalia, Missouri, every Monday night. The 150-mile round trip took us past thousands of acres of farmland each week. A lifelong city boy, I was fascinated by the seasonal changes. I watched farmers preparing the fields for planting, sowing the seeds, tending to the growing plants, […]
From the Editor |
Disappointed But Faithful
Life often disappoints. A young man enters the ministry eager to love people, change lives, and build God’s kingdom. In a few short years, however, he grows weary of the unspectacular growth, the conflicts, and the setbacks. He begins to doubt his calling and considers leaving the ministry. A hopeful bride looks longingly into the […]
