<LISTEN> We've exchanged that great hymn "Onward, Christian Soldiers" for a subtle but telling substitute, a song that is currently being taught to thousands of children in Sunday school each week, which goes something like this (sung in a very happy, upbeat tune):I may never march in the infantry,ride in the cavalry,shoot the artillery, I …
Lent as a Season of Contemplation*
I have never had consistent engagement with the season of Lent. I resonate with what W. David O. Taylor has to say in this Christianity Today article: "Each year, around the latter part of winter, Lent arrives. It nearly always surprises me. Here it is, once again, summoning me to change how I typically live." Some years, Lent sneaks up …
Pandemic Helps Fuel Growth in Global Broadcasting: 1 Billion, and Counting!
Seasonal opportunities to air JESUS and our other films enable the good news to be hear across the globe throughout the year. Please join in praying for these upcoming opportunities: 1) International Women's Day (March 8). 2) Holy Week for both Western (April 17) and Eastern (April 24) communities, and includes radio and television in …
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How to Approach 2022
I saw this today and thought it was a great way to approach the year!
[Video] Thank You for Making a Difference!
Welcome to 2022!Josh and Holly Newell, yours truly and the entire Jesus Film® staff are looking forward to a new year of opportunities:To travel to create scripts and record languages, and to train and mobilize partners.To fully return to creating and delivering gospel resources.To accelerate reaching people with the good news of Christ.To continue providing …
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Christmas Greetings and Reflection into Eternity!
The poem* below was shared with me by friends who lost there 23 year-old son three years ago. It had been shared with them years earlier and it spoke them. I was reflecting on it myself with my mother now having been gone 13 months. I wonder if she's playing carols on a piano in …
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God at Work in Our World Today!
Showing God’s Love by Providing for Needs and Then Reaching Hearts in Central Asia
Here's a report from workers on the ground using Jesus Film Project tool along with humanitarian aid which is leading to "changed lives."* “We have been traveling to all sides of our country to encourage churches and develop partnerships with pastors. Many pastors receive us with joy. Recently we organized a charity project in our …
Record Teams are Traveling Again!
Jesus Film® recording teams are traveling again. A couple of months, a team traveled to the Middle East and Central Asia and here’s a report from one of the recordists. Her team was recording “Rivka,” our follow-up and discipleship video series which focuses especially on women and families. It is a series of a dozen …
September Praise and Prayer Update
PRAISE:1. In the midst of the global pandemic and other real challenges, Jesus film Project just finished its second best fiscal year; the best in 21 years! God is providing the funds for film evangelism, follow-up and church planting worldwide. It's humbling. To Him goes the praise, honor and glory! 2. My back is definitely better, the epidural helped. There's a …
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