After taking care of the physical needs of Elijah by providing food and rest, the Lord led his servant in a long journey that led him to Horeb “the mountain of God”. For forty days and forty nights he was sustained by the “cake” prepared for him by the angel of God. This is a […]
In the previous article, we left the prophet Elijah during a significant time in his ministry, that of discouragement and depression. Yet he was on the verge of the most decisive moment of his life: an encounter with God. It is sometimes in our darkest hour that the Lord likes to meet our needs; when […]
Seek First the Kingdom Of God Matthew 6:33 (The Message) “Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.” Matthew 6:33 (New American Standard Bible) “But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” […]
Authors Kretzmann and McKnight of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute have created a great resource guide for community builders with the book entitled, Building Communities from the Inside Out (1993). The subtitle, “a path toward finding and mobilizing a community’s assets,” already gives away a number of characteristics about this resource. First of all, the […]
Elijah’s burnout: Lessons to learn for ourselves Let’s look at the life of one of the most beloved and frequently cited figures from the Old Testament: The prophet Elijah. If we follow the events that occurred in his life, 1 Kings, 18:4 to 19:18, we could summarize the highlights as follows: First, he faced the […]
Ponderings on Discipleship Mat 4:19 And he said unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. The Message Bible puts it this way: Jesus said to them, “Come with me. I’ll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I’ll show you how to catch men and women instead of […]
Seasonal Migrants: Temporary Contract Workers Sadiri Joy Tira (D.Min., D.Miss.) Today I went to a quiet park (in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) to observe and take pictures of migratory birds. This park is a nesting and breeding ground for birds coming from south of the Canadian border, as far away as Central America. They fly thousands […]
Global Increases in Expatriates Challenge International Churches in Ministry By Kenneth D. MacHarg Exactly how many expatriates are there? Of course, nobody knows for sure, but some good, educated guesses abound. Whatever the true numbers are, a new report says certain sectors of the globe are expecting more in the coming years with challenging implications […]
“Back to the Basics” the coach would exclaim! The whole team knew what he meant! Let me tell you a story of my childhood. I played little league baseball when I was a kid. I loved playing baseball, still do as a grown up. We wore our sponsor uniforms: “Mac’s Milk” blue and white baseball […]
Transformational Education Dr. Stan DeKoven Founder and Director, International Training and Education Network and President, Vision International University I ran across this definition of transformational education, and thought it was helpful. Transformational Education is defined as an educational program, which maintains academic excellence while emphasizing strong practical activation of the Word to Kingdom life and […]