Listening to Our Samuels
Friends, let’s listen more to the Samuels among us! These young adults want us to hear their stories and thoughts and take them seriously.
Paul Gossman
When Different Means More
All times require the same Good News, but different times call for different ways of getting that Good News out.
Young Mary and the Christmas Commissioning
When the time came for the God of the universe to activate the centerpiece of his grand plan for the salvation of all the world, he entrusted its passage to Mary.
Different, But the Same
I want us unashamedly to listen to and be led by those among them whom God has gifted to dream and to act. Indeed, they are different, and yet they are the same. That, my friends, is good, very good.
Listening to Our “Youngers”
Long ago a young boy sat down with some educated men of the city and conversed with them hours on end. He wasn’t supposed to be there, not just because of his age, but because his parents were traveling home … (read more)
What’s So Great About the Great Commission?
You might suppose that something truly great is also greatly known. Not necessarily. For some of us the “Great Commission” has always been “great stuff.” It has been an essential component of the gospel and is, in essence, shorthand for … (read more)
Praying for the “Impossible”
When we think something is “impossible,” we may not pray for it at all. I think it’s time to change that. God would remind us – as he does repeatedly in scripture – that for him there is nothing impossible. … (read more)
Where Do You Stand In This Broken World
The year 2020 has been like no other, and the month of June was a dramatic and painful addition. I wonder how God sees it all. I know that the images are forever etched in my mind: Right here in … (read more)
Pray for the “Pan” in Pandemic
In the last few months we’ve all become more familiar with the word “pandemic” than we ever imagined we would. And I’m sure we’d all be happy if the need for the word would now disappear. We know, however, that … (read more)
Thankful In This Time
This is a time like no other. We are facing a crisis unlike anything we have known before. The global coronavirus pandemic has created severe hardships and perplexing challenges that leave us rightfully and gravely concerned. On a personal level … (read more)