A wise pastor, Eugene Peterson, once said that it is both dangerous and easy to hate people for not being who they ought to be. Yet if we do not first respect who they are, we will never help them become who they ought to be.
A wise pastor, Eugene Peterson, once said that it is both dangerous and easy to hate people for not being who they ought to be. Yet if we do not first respect who they are, we will never help them become who they ought to be.
Start your day right by spending time with God in his Word along with John North of Ambassadors for Christ.
Read Luke 6:12-16 12-16 It was in those days that he went up the hill-side to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God. When daylight came, he summoned his disciples to him and out of them he chose twelve whom he called apostles. They were Simon (whom he called Peter), Andrew, his… Continue reading Not what we expected
Although he has autism and a severe communication disability, Jonathan Sunarho’s drawing has become an outlet helping him express ideas in ways that he cannot with words. And it’s formed a key part of his mum’s creative design business.
I don’t know about you, but it’s easy to give advice, criticism and gifts, but not so easy to receive them. Today, I dare you to receive.
Start your day right by spending time with God in his Word along with John North of Ambassadors for Christ.
Read Colossians 1:28-29 28 So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ. 29 That’s why I work and struggle so hard, depending on Christ’s mighty power that works within me. (NLT)… Continue reading Slow work
Start your day right by spending time with God in his Word along with John North of Ambassadors for Christ.
Read Philippians 4:8 8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. (NLT) Many people nowadays are famous for being famous. Their talents and skills are negligible;… Continue reading Hollow heroes
As we sip from our Mason Jar, we are connected to a more simple time, prior to plastics, when people grew their own foods, ate local produce, and knitted fluffy, woolly socks.
Read Galatians 5:13 13 For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. (NLT) Freedom seems a good thing. Prisoners long for it. Those trapped in poverty seek to be free… Continue reading Costly freedom
A shipwrecked ocean ferry, children lost at sea and a rescue against the odds. Just one of the consequences of life in an impoverished nation.
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