Based on Second Timothy 1:6-8,13-14 In today’s world it seems easy for people who do not have a true calling to get ordained via the internet, or by email. Merely filling in a form or sending an email is not the way this should be done. When God calls us into service, He is calling…
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Words
They went to Capernaum; and when the Sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, “What have you to…
The Portable Priest
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Mark 16:15 I try to always travel prepared and, for that matter, be prepared. Perhaps it is from my early youth of being a boy scout, as it is their motto; but more than likely my nearly thirty years…
Missionary in my own land
Anyone who has traveled and lived outside of the United States for an extended time is familiar with the term culture shock. Culture shock is a complete disorientation to the new world around you. All the standard cues and social signposts and norms that guide individuals in their daily interactions with the world around them…
Curses
Oh Lord, open Thou our lips, and our mouth shall show forth Thy Praise. How many of us have repeated those words, over and over again, every time we say Morning Prayer? How many of us take those words to heart and apply them to every aspect of our daily lives and conversations? What goes…
From the Editor
It has been a winter to remember! Most of us in the southern United States rarely see any kind of winter precipitation, or if we do, it is usually nothing more than a dusting of snow or a slight icing of the roadways. However, this year has been wild. Here at the headquarters for Convergent…