Behind the Scenes and At the Feet of Jesus
Do you enjoy going to the movies? I do. Are you one of those people who stay until the very end of the movie in order to watch the closing credits? My wife is. And therefore, I am, too! As … (read more)
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November Milepost: Passing the Baton…
Over the past few months, we have marked a series of important historical milestones… • the 80th anniversary of those heady days in which we created the South American Mission Prayer League; • the 150th anniversary of the famous “Ebenezer … (read more)
September Milepost: Ebenezer!
We all stand somewhere. Everything must rest on something. This is true for people, projects, churches, nations – mission organizations, too. We stand upon foundations. Our milepost this month takes us to the very foundation of the World Mission Prayer … (read more)
“Real” Missionaries
Years ago, when I began preparing for the mission field, I overheard a member of a potential donor body say, “I don’t want to support an accountant.” “Real” missionaries, he must have thought, are evangelists, church planters, teachers, doctors, and … (read more)
July Milepost: W.M.P.L.
In July, we arrive at another milepost in the winding history of our missionary community. On July 7, 1945, the World Mission Prayer League was legally incorporated in the State of Minnesota. It may seem a small step, and I … (read more)
God is Faithful!
Well, we have just completed another year – not that “marking time” makes a lot of sense in the eternal things of God. The science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon once said that time is something God invented for the benefit … (read more)
Transitions: Now What?
One of the clearest, most patently obvious features of effective transitions is that (eventually) they must get somewhere. Transitions that do not land their participants in some new reality at some point along the way are not “transitions” at all. … (read more)
Directing Our Steps
“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)
Lutheran 108: Other Stuff…
The World Mission Prayer League is a “Lutheran community in mission,” as you will have discovered by now (Handbook, 13). Over the past few months we have reviewed the basic tenets of this faith identity: we are saved only by … (read more)
Lutheran 104: Sola Gratia
Last month we introduced the first of four “solas” that beat at the heart of our faith tradition: we teach what we teach, preach what we preach, trust what we trust – because we find it assured in the Word of … (read more)