It’s not that pastors are hard to love. We’re just not always sure how to do it. So we stumble at the door with a compliment. Or we say something like, “Pastor, I’m praying for you,” and his face wears a quizzical look as if he’s saying, “I wonder what I did now for her to say that!” Or we keep a safe distance from the pastor, settling for a weekly handshake...
Read MoreThank You, Heavenly Father, for bringing us to the start of another new year. Our times and seasons are gifts from You and are in Your hands...
Read MoreI was on the edge of the Sea of Galilee just before dawn. It was my first time in Israel. Like many tourists, I had risen early that morning to get the perfect sunrise photo. Back then we still used something called film, which came in a cartridge we loaded in our camera...
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At its most recent meeting, the Minnesota South District Board of Directors heard about a new District missions initiative that is designed to connect Regions 3 and 4 pastors and lay leaders in an intensive and personal way with mission fields which are, in the words of Jesus, “ripe unto harvest"...
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Incarnate Lord, You stepped across the heavens, leaving behind Your glory, honor, and privilege for us. You became just like us in every way, except for sin, for us. You willingly entered our fallen world and humbled Yourself for us...
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That He stepped down amazes us, leaving the glory bearing His name. How far He stepped down amazes more, the distance, I mean. He came, promised, from way up there to way down here, as if to say...
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