by Meredith Buford From a young age, you dream of what you want to be when you grow up. You hear your parents say, "you can be anything you want to be" and you envision yourself as a doctor, a veterinarian, a teacher, or even a firefighter that swoops in to save everyone from the blazing flames. Each year at our children's school, there is a community helper day, and my f...
Keep Readingby Brandi Pillow Richard's sermon from a couple of weeks ago has me examining the 23rd Psalm again. Psalm 23 is one of the first passages that many people learn as a memory verse as children, myself included. It is a passage that is referenced on many different occasions and in many different situations. I think that, because of this, it can be easy to lose sight of how w...
Keep Readingby Gary Dyksterhouse 'Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand...
Keep Readingby B and M in South Asia It's not often that we get to go public. We are working in a country where it is legal (and in a huge city where it is acceptable) to worship one God, go to church and celebrate Easter. Yet, it is not acceptable for foreigners to be training future pastors, planting a church, and investing in people as disciples. Of course, that's exactly what we ...
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