What Can I Do to Be a Missionary?
One day a letter came to our Mission Office with the following request: “Dear Sir, I am a sophomore in college. I plan to spend my life as a missionary in some foreign country. Please tell me how I can … (read more)
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Skrefsrud
“And we want each one of you to show the same diligence…imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises” (Hebrews 6:11,12). I have today visited the grave of Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, in Benagaria, India, away in Santal … (read more)
“When I am Lifted Up…”
“And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself” (John 12:32). A few days ago I saw our fellowship at work. On February 16 and 17, our Home Council gathered in Minneapolis, in … (read more)
Zeroes in Zeraphath
"Elijah was sent…to a widow at Zarephath" (Luke 4:26). I have been thinking lately of the widow of Zarephath and the wonderful visit of Elijah – a story recorded in 1 Kings 17. A photo-essay in the New York Times … (read more)
Too Little Scattering
“My constant ambition has been to preach the gospel where the name of Christ was previously unknown, and to avoid building on another man’s foundation, as Scripture says: They shall see, to whom no tidings of him came, and they … (read more)
Innumberable Lutherans
"After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count…standing before the throne and before the Lamb." (Revelation 7:9) Recently I received an advertisement from Thrivent Financial Services, in Minneapolis. Among other things, the ad … (read more)
Never the Same
"When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd." (Matthew 9:36) A few years ago I hosted a short-term mission team from Minneapolis, visiting our Prayer League family … (read more)
Mortals Like You
“Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.” (James 5:17) “We are mortals just like you, and we … (read more)
Everyone A Priest…
“God’s various gifts are handed out everywhere….Each person is given something to do that shows who God is: Everyone gets in on it, everyone benefits. All kinds of things are handed out by the Spirit, and to all kinds of … (read more)
Community
“When you join a mission like ours it is like joining a family,” Paul Lindell wrote in March of 1951. He was writing to a missionary inquirer, describing one of the core values of the World Mission Prayer League. “There … (read more)