By S’ambrosia Wasike Throughout the Bible, God seemed to have a habit of granting special encounters to his servants before he called them for specific missions: • Moses encountered God through a burning bush before being sent to Egypt. • Isaiah saw the Lord seated on his throne before receiving his call as a prophet. • Paul saw […]
By Jamie Shafer For many American families, owning a home seems like a far-off dream that will never become reality. Over the past 20 years, Robert Calvillo has been in the business of making these dreams come true. As executive director of Affordable Homes of South Texas (www.ahsti.org), Calvillo puts his years of corporate banking […]
By Christy Barritt Christians in North Korea Facing More Danger David Curry, the CEO of Open Doors USA, an organization that aids persecuted Christians throughout the world, wrote in an editorial that Christians in North Korea are living under extreme persecution. According to Curry, there are between 50,000 and 70,000 Christians imprisoned in labor camps […]
By David Faust I’m not orphidiophobic (possessing an abnormal fear of snakes) or even herpetophobic (fearing reptiles), but of all the creatures God designed, snakes are not my favorite. Everything about them hisses. Snakes slither on the ground, skulk in the grass, and surprise unsuspecting hikers who push through underbrush. Jesus told his disciples to […]
By Michael C. Mack Imagine your group must carry out a seemingly impossible task—something so big that you could not accomplish it with your own effort. Brainstorm everything you’d need to accomplish this mission. Who would do what? Read John 20:19-23. Why were the disciples afraid and hiding with the doors locked? What had happened […]
