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September 2023
Measuring with the Right Stick
About 18 months ago, InFaith Missionary Connie Lyn Ediger wrote that God’s holiness, sovereignty, love, and faithfulness are not measured by life’s ups and downs, but by His character.
About 18 months ago, InFaith Missionary Connie Lyn Ediger wrote that God’s holiness, sovereignty, love, and faithfulness are not measured by life’s ups and downs, but by His character. Since she wrote those words, Connie...
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September 2023
Servant-Leader?
“Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.” –Mark 9:35 The concept of servant leadership is ubiquitous in contemporary church culture. It has become so conversationally...
“Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.” –Mark 9:35 The concept of servant leadership is ubiquitous in contemporary church culture. It has become so conversationally commonplace...
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August 2023
Jesus is who He says He is
When Jesus tells the parables of the Kingdom of God in Mark 4, He is foretelling the future. He is making a prophecy. The best indication of whether someone is truly a prophet is...
When Jesus tells the parables of the Kingdom of God in Mark 4, He is foretelling the future. He is making a prophecy. The best indication of whether someone is truly a prophet is whether...
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August 2023
When darkness veils...
The hospital called to say that my uncle was admitted overnight for observation, but he was stable, and everything looked ok. The hospital called to say that my uncle was admitted overnight for observation...
The hospital called to say that my uncle was admitted overnight for observation, but he was stable, and everything looked ok. My first thought, for a split second, was to let his brother and mother...
13
July 2023
Persistent in Prayer
“This is my aunt,” said the young woman motioning to the (also young) woman sitting next to her. “We’re serving the Lord together now.”
“This is my aunt,” said the young woman motioning to the (also young) woman sitting next to her. “We’re serving the Lord together now.” The camp director told me that this was a miracle. About...
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June 2023
Labor in the Lord
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What a great weekend I had with Shawn and Cheryl Ammons and their incredible team of leaders who will be serving camp this summer. My wife Sandi and I did the math and if...
What a great weekend I had with Shawn and Cheryl Ammons and their incredible team of leaders who will be serving camp this summer. My wife Sandi and I did the math and if the...
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June 2023
God Can Do The Impossible
We love to hear of God’s faithfulness and grace being poured out on communities served by InFaith missionaries. One church in particular, Cornerstone Community Church in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, is seeing God...
We love to hear of God’s faithfulness and grace being poured out on communities served by InFaith missionaries. One church in particular, Cornerstone Community Church in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, is seeing God work...
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May 2023
In Fear & Confidence
In 2 Chronicles 14 we read of King Asa. The Bible says that King Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord. He took down the idols and directed...
In 2 Chronicles 14 we read of King Asa. The Bible says that King Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord. He took down the idols and directed people’s...
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April 2023
God's Masterpiece
It is the end of the semester and final exams are coming up. You realize that you have an exam scheduled for a class that you never attended. You go to the registrar (who...
It is the end of the semester and final exams are coming up. You realize that you have an exam scheduled for a class that you never attended. You go to the registrar (who is...
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April 2023
Resurrection and Reconciliation
“Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised...
“Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him...