Support level is the amount of designated support as a percentage of fielding cost that is, the amount necessary to field a missionary, including allowance, housing and benefits. If a missionarys fielding cost is $15,000 and the amount of support … (read more)
“Let the little children come to me,” Jesus said. “For it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs” (Matthew 19:13-15). But the kingdom of heaven has missed a few of the little ones recently, it seems. … (read more)
Last fall President Bush signed the Pension Protection Act of 2006. It was called the most sweeping reform of Americas pension laws in 30 years! Most of the 393 page document deals with protecting existing pension funds. However, there is … (read more)
I can picture the disciples even now. How earnest (and pathetic) they must have appeared, on that first Ascension Day! Jesus was gone. And there they stood, drop-jawed, staring away after him. Motionless. As if suddenly overcome by some kind … (read more)
And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death even death on a cross! (Philippians 2:8) In the summer of 2006 a court case in Sacramento caught my attention. A self-proclaimed atheist … (read more)
Let me give you a word for Holy Week. “Krinantas.” You will find the word in one of my favorite Holy Week verses, 2 Corinthians 5:14. There are a series of wonderful Holy Week words in this little verse. We … (read more)
Last year was the Prayer Leagues first entire year of enrollment in Thrivents GivingPlus program. This is the program which allows members of Thrivent to have their donation to WMPL supplemented by Thrivent Financial. This program has been an incredible … (read more)
Every Wednesday morning we gather in our Minneapolis offices around a cup of coffee, a moment of prayer, and an encounter with the Word of God. For a few weeks, now, we have been reading Paul’s wonderful epistle to the … (read more)
For many years, I have been impressed with a little verse from the second chapter of Habakkuk. It is a verse that the Apostle Paul picked up many years later, in his Epistle to the Romans (1:17). It is a … (read more)
WMPLs 2006 story told through financial statements The business office has been bustling with activity for the past couple of weeks. Each new year means that it is time to put the finishing touches on the year just ended. After … (read more)