Children at Risk
“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)
Together in Prayer
Articles published in the monthly Together in Prayer newsletter.
New Laws for Charitable Giving
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)
Don’t Just Stand There …
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)
In God We Trust
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)
We are Convinced!
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)
Thrivents GivingPlus program
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)
The Bother With Blood…
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)
Write That big!
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)
WMPL’s 2006 Story
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)
The Privelege of Trusting God
The Privilege of trusting God Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Mt. 6:26 In this months cover story Christian Vestergaard reports … (read more)