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Ministry

What’s Your Platform?

Isn’t it fascinating that the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts were written by a doctor? Doctor Luke, who also did some traveling

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Ministry Stories

Open Your Eyes

While a student at Wheaton College in the late ’60s, I was part of a student ministry team that weekly sought to touch the lives

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Spiritual Growth

What’s on Your T-shirt?

As I left the library, a man I had never met stopped me to offer several thoughts about Michigan State University. Not noticing that I

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Spiritual Growth

A Teachable Spirit

“To learn, you must want to be taught.” I love this rendition of Proverbs 12:1 in The Living Bible. It prompts a question in me: To what extent

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Discipleship

Our Hope, Our Joy

Do you have children, grandchildren, or just know a child? If so, you’ll be challenged and inspired by Too Small to Ignore by Wess Stafford, former president

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Ministry Stories

Walk Slowly

As a young pastor of a growing church, John Maxwell felt unusually stretched as he went about his duties. There was much more to do

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Ministry Stories

As Seen on TV

God is using Hal and Karen Jensen, a veteran staff couple who serve on Nav Encore staff in Honolulu, to make a real difference for

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Ministry Stories

Divine Surprises

As I walked into the classroom for my first of three lessons, the professor was folding up a fish into a paper towel and putting

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Disciplemaking

Generous Friendship

“Why did you come to Siberia?” asked a scientist named Andre, not long after we first met. Deb and I were “non-resident” missionaries to Siberia

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God's Character

The Majestic One

“The magnitude and majesty of God” isn’t a likely topic for our daily devotions. It usually takes something significantly impressive—a moment in awe of nature

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