July’s Kingdom fast is the Internet. Yes, the Internet. Which you are currently using. As with every month’s fast, feel free to participate with us for part or all of the month. For those who want to participate in July’s Internet fast but due to circumstances cannot close their computer and shut off their email for […]
The Internet for all its convenience is a demanding master, a helpful servant but a cruel lord. This month we give up news, sports, personal emails, and any luxury the Internet provides, such as shopping. We retain the Internet for practical reasons like business, work email, and banking. If something happens in the world worth […]
One goal for our teams is that they will be multinational, multiagency, and multigenerational. A majority of our team members today are young and full of energy and excitement, which we love. Being multi-generational gives us depth and experience. Older people tend to lower emotional temperatures (i.e. kids may argue in front of parents, but […]
Giving up eating out or ordering food in is an opportunity to feast with family and friends. This fast is not about the reduction of spending on food, though that is not bad either. This fast is about feasting on the tranquility that the home is intended to provide. It is about growing in our […]
By Dick Brogden I recently visited Mars Hill in Athens and I wanted to address something theologically as we work amongst the unreached. Acts 17 (which records Paul’s visit here when he addressed the Agora crowd) is often used as a hermeneutic against bold proclamation. But if you look back at the beginning of the […]
This is our final part in a series on Sabbath and it looks at what you should actually do on a Sabbath. As you can see, the four things are pretty general, and just as our Member Care team tells team members to make their Sabbath their own, so we encourage you to do the […]
The electronic age has made gaming an individual activity and turned it into an obsessive hunt for further levels of accomplishment. This month we relinquish video games, games on our electronic devices, even board games and card games in favor of more active outside or physical play. This month try to spend the time you […]
This is the second part of a series on Sabbath that our member care team shared with team members—four things that are necessary to keep a Sabbath. It is our hope that you will find inspiration in it for your own Sabbath keeping. 1. Faith The Sabbath has similarities to the tithe. First, Abraham, the […]
A report from a house church in the Arab world that takes an unexpected and humorous turn at the end. ***** We never cease to be amazed at all the Lord has done through these young believers. Some things blow us away; other things just make us laugh. A young MBB (Muslim Background Believer) has […]
The observation of a Sabbath is one key to healthy living in Jesus, and not just in the Arab world but wherever you live. Our member care team shared a series on Sabbath with team members and we wanted to share it with you. Here’s the first installment drawn from an article entitled “Four Reasons […]
