It’s five o’clock rush hour on Wednesday afternoon, and I’m trying to think happy thoughts on my weekly one-and-a-half-hour drudge through Nashville to visit my friends Chase and Paige. The drive itself is easily my least favorite part of the week, but as I arrive and see their 3-year-old daughter c
disaster
. At least 175,000 people have so far been affected by El Nino-linked heavy rains and flash floods in several regions; shelters, latrines and water points have been damaged or flooded. From October to December, at least 3.4 million people are projected to face flood risks, with H...
missions
Desires are funny things. They drive everything we do, and yet, like the engine in a car, we rarely look at them. As the Book says, man’s heart is deep water and all that. But wise men, like C.S. Lewis, pop the hood and force us to inspect the desires that move us. In The Screwta...
missions
The older I get, the more convinced I am that a posture of gratitude is key to a life of joy. God’s gifts are constant and abundant—his daily provision of life and breath far more than we deserve. Being alert to the constancy of his gracious provision is the epitome of rightly or...
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“How long, O LORD? . . . Pour out your anger. . . . Let the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants be known among the nations before our eyes!” (Ps. 79:5–6, 10). As you’re reading through Psalms and you stumble across Psalm 79, you can’t help but wonder what to do with ...
persecution
Last week, Brother Manish ended by sharing the repeated beatings he endured in prison for his faith. This week, hear how Manish's experience in prison shifted after he was asked to speak to the other prisoners about a "religious festival" coming up, Good Friday. After praying for...
disaster
Countries: South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya . Highlights • More than 5,100 refugees and returnees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo need urgent humanitarian support. • A national simulation exercise identifies gaps in Ebola preparedness. • Insecurity a...
missions
Although Paul’s evangelistic work and Apollos’s ongoing teaching were essential to the Corinthians’ faith, only God could make that faith grow.Watch Now...
missions
A member of your small group confesses, seemingly out of the blue, that he’s been attending Mass. Next, you hear a deacon wonder aloud if we really needed to break with Rome. Then a family member announces that she has “crossed the Tiber,” meaning she has converted to Roman Catho...
disaster
. Staple food (wheat flour, edible oils, and pulses) prices remained 23 percent above pre-Middle East conflict levels, as of 29 October, reflecting a combination of domestic market factors and higher fuel and import costs. Wheat flour prices recorded a marginal decrease (-0.8%) d...
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Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany, on November 10, 1483. He was christened at Saints Peter and Paul Church the next day. At age 7, Luther entered the Mansfeld Latin School. There he learned Latin grammar and prayers, and he memorized Aesop’s Fables. From those early yea...
