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1. Faced with suffering: Who is my Neighbor?

   ... sympathized with social outcasts. Luke's gospel account is written specifically with such rejects in mind. Luke relates numerous examples of Jesus both ...

   dgbennett - 04/27/2012 - 12:12pm - 0 comments

2. Nurturing the call

   ...   Speaking as a young person, I must say there is no “cookie-cutter” answer for how to recognize and grow the missions ... face to learn what it should say. My generation yearns for such intercession. I don’t know how many times my call was confirmed throug ...

   gpottenger - 04/18/2012 - 6:08am - 0 comments

3. Stepping out in faith

   ... four of us wrote this: “Dear God you are such a mystery, but thanks for what we know. Thank you for being loving and ... from witnessing these miracles and answers to prayer? Is there an area in your life where you God is calling you to step out in faith ...

   mfetting - 02/23/2012 - 3:37pm - 0 comments

4. The Church as missionary: The missio dei

   ... templismo, this way of thinking can seem threatening. It is, after all, a call to holiness that moves us to follow God’s radical ... movement that many in the West have begun to look to places such as Africa (formerly considered “deep, dark Africa”) for direction. ...

   mfetting - 03/01/2012 - 7:00pm - 0 comments

5. Romania: Miraculous events surround baby's birth

   ... was no hope for her child. No baby had ever survived with such little amniotic liquid at such an early point in the pregnancy, they told her. They insisted that she abort. “I asked, ‘Is the child alive?’ They said, “Yes, he’s still alive, but not for ...

   dgbennett - 04/27/2012 - 11:30am - 0 comments

6. Integrating compassion and social justice as a lifestyle

   ... and earthquakes. In this field, compassionate ministry is part of church life. ... groups and start micro businesses through loan programs – such as the mother of Shuvo Roy, a little first grader whose family was part of ...

   mfetting - 03/01/2012 - 3:30pm - 0 comments

7. An unlikely servant

   Ephesians 3:20-21 tells us that God is able to do immeasurably more than all we could ask or imagine. Through the ... as I dealt with a particularly difficult time in my life.   During one chapel service, a missionary couple gave a creativ ... as to be barely human and I could not conceive of myself in such terms.   Knowing that God had a lot of work to do in me ...

   gpottenger - 05/14/2012 - 6:44am - 0 comments

8. Culture Shock: Surviving, Thriving and Helping

   ... in Cheonan, South Korea, with their daughter, Emma. Josh is a pastor at KNU International English Church. Culture shock ... changes all at once, in everything from simple daily tasks, such as how and what you eat, to bigger life changes. So much change creates ...

   mfetting - 02/02/2012 - 6:14am - 0 comments

9. Tonga: Fathers of disabled children gather for support

   ... a Nazarene ministry for disabled people, the Holy Spirit is bringing restoration and healing. Families are learning how to love one ... brothers, and sisters. We focus on caring for the parents, such as the mother who sacrifices her life raising their children with ...

   mfetting - 02/01/2012 - 7:52pm - 0 comments

10. Q&A: What is biblical social justice?

    ... Essentials series, we are currently in the topic, "Mission: Is it justice, compassion or evangelism?" This week, we talk with James ... Upon further investigation, they realized that there is no such treatment facility in their community. Therefore, they started the process ...

    mfetting - 03/13/2012 - 9:18am - 0 comments

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