Articles published in the monthly Together in Prayer newsletter.
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)
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)
I write to you on Saturday, November 25, 2006 — the day after “Black Friday,” the busiest shopping day of the year. Yesterday, more than 70 million Americans went to the mall. Some outlets were open at midnight to accommodate … (read more)
December has snuck up on us again. One minute we can be planning a trip to the lake and then suddenly the weatherman tells us that to expect snow tomorrow, and then its December, and the end of the year. … (read more)
Just a reminder that this is the last month to take advantage of Thrivents matching gift program called GivingPlus for the year 2006. If you are a member of Thrivent, the company will match 50% of your donations up to … (read more)
It was, it seemed, “a day of small things” (Zechariah 4:10). Have you ever had days like that? The setting was big enough – enormous, in fact. God himself was writing a Story – the broad and beautiful story of … (read more)
After I completed High School I moved to southern California to attend Bible School. Until then I had my entire life in Minnesota and North Dakota. Now I was heading to California to do a couple of things that I … (read more)
God is at work! He is writing a wonderful story throughout the pages of human history – a story full of love and mission, high adventure and great daring. It is a story that involves you. “You can learn something … (read more)