Transitions: Provisioning…
Life is full of transitions: we have commented on the phenomenon over the past few months. We go to school. We graduate. We may marry and have children. Perhaps we will feel the call of God upon our lives. We … (read more)
Articles published in the monthly Together in Prayer newsletter.
Life is full of transitions: we have commented on the phenomenon over the past few months. We go to school. We graduate. We may marry and have children. Perhaps we will feel the call of God upon our lives. We … (read more)
I am happy to report that the changeover in our Business Office is going well! Jeff and I are working hard to organize our shared duties: we hope that we will not drop too many balls in the process. I … (read more)
Let us return this month to the image of “horizoning.” (I made the word up; I hope that you get what I mean.) I mean lifting our eyes above the particularities of our daily challenges and circumstances, toward the sunrise. … (read more)
“A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) Last month, Jeff Dahl informed you that he was stepping down as Business Manager of the World Mission Prayer League and that I would step into … (read more)
How do we find our way through the many and challenging passages of life? How do we successfully transition – from one phase of life to another, one place of service to some new setting, from things comfortable and familiar … (read more)
“A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) Kathie and I first contacted the Prayer League more than 20 years ago. Then Personnel Director, Chuck Lindquist, gave us the verse Proverbs 16:9. This was … (read more)
In times of transition, as we have observed, one can sometimes go wistful in an unhelpful sort of way. We may hear ourselves say, “But in the good old days….” Or, “Well, back in the day….” Or maybe, “We just … (read more)
Many churches and non-profit organizations offer donors the opportunity to give via text message. I have been making donations in this way myself, and find it to be very convenient. I have become convinced that our own members may like … (read more)
Life is full of transitions – some large-scale, some small. We are birthed. (What a transition!) We learn to crawl, and often then to walk. We may meet the Savior of the world – and come to have a role … (read more)
“Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). My youngest son David runs for the track and field team at his high school. My favorite race last year was a two-mile contest that David completed … (read more)