Archive for May 1st, 2008

What we all have to do – and hate to do.

May 1, 2008

We all have to do it. Nobody likes to do it. It may be the hardest thing we do.
Waiting.
Lewis Smedes wrote: “Waiting is the price we pay for being limited human beings who do not have power to make good things happen when we want. We want something right now, and there is not [...]

The effect of the dollar on the missionary enterprise

May 1, 2008

Having just prayed for the increased financial need of a couple headed to Birmingham, England, I intrigued to read my son’s article in the ezine of a major missions movement.
Read Joey’s fine article at http://www.lausanneworldpulse.com/perspectives.php/938

Ascension Day

May 1, 2008

Just a reminder that today, Thursday May 1st, 2008 is ascension day. 40 days after Easter, Jesus ascended into heaven. What does that mean?
It means:
1. He died for us.
2. He rose from the dead, demonstrating the Father had accepted his sacrifice for us.
3. His new life means victory over death – His, and ours
4. He [...]