By Laura McKillip Wood Jody Hesler joined a search committee at her church in the early ’90s, helping the leadership find a Christian family to live in Ukraine and facilitate a partnership with a church there. Instead she began to hear God whispering that he wanted her to go. “I absolutely did not trust that […]
By Sam E. Stone This lesson begins the final month in this quarter’s study about God’s desire for justice, as outlined by various Old Testament prophets. God expects his people to know right from wrong and then to do what is right. Justice is as serious a requirement for Christians today as it was for […]
By Sam E. Stone This month our study has focused on the message of another of the minor prophets—Micah. As Allen A. MacRae pointed out, “Micah’s message alternates between oracles of doom and oracles of hope. The theme is judgment and deliverance by God. Micah also stresses that God hates idolatry, injustice, rebellion and empty […]
By Jamie Shafer It’s not unusual for Christians to encounter a career crossroads, a moment when they wonder if they should serve God by making a shift to work in vocational ministry. Although Chris Mindach’s daily job is about helping clients with marketing, he said he is in full-time ministry. “I grew up in a […]
By David Faust Recorded in 2 Chronicles 7 is how King Solomon and the Israelites dedicated the temple in Jerusalem: They knelt in awe as fire fell from the sky and God’s glory filled the temple. They sacrificed thousands of cattle, sheep, and goats. Musicians sang and praised God with their instruments. In the aftermath […]
