"The maker of the stars and seas, becomes a child on earth for me."* John Betjeman, Poet *Collected Poems ( John Murray, 1958, p. 178) "This is down-to-earth glory of God who has come and pitch a tent among us." John 1:14 David Bentley Hart, The New Testament (Yale University Press, 2017) The holiday we …
Part of legacy is telling our stories to the next generation.
This Thanksgiving I will get to spend time with two of my sibling, their children and grandchildren. I am praying how best to share my stories of God's abundant provision. most of them do not walk with Christ, so I need God's Spirit to lead me in a way that lifts Him up and helps …
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Is Jesus enough for you?*
He had wealth, power, and the rest of his life ahead of him. Though young, he had a significant amount of authority. People noticed when he entered the scene. Yet he was acutely aware that his life was lacking. From each Gospel account, we get a fact about who he is. Matthew tells us he’s young. Mark says he’s …
Your unique role in reaching the nations*
A taxi heads down a road in Madurai, India. Most of us know people who don’t believe in Jesus. That’s one reason churches exist and why we share our faith with friends and neighbors. But there’s a second group of people who have never heard of Jesus, and neither has anyone they know. The first …
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Pentecost—May it never cease to amaze us— the love of God on the cross and the power of God on the empty tomb!
The resurrection of Jesus is the greatest headline we’ll ever write—the only one that will still be earth-shaking news 10,000 years from now, the one that is thoroughly good for our broken world and our sin-twisted hearts. Praise God that death can no longer sting those who are in Christ.“The sting of death is sin, and the …
Steward + God Focused Choices = Found Faith
Remembering Hugh O. Maclellan Jr.*
Hugh Owen Maclellan, Jr. lived a life dedicated to growing God’s kingdom and encouraging others to do the same. And while the National Christian Foundation mourns the loss of this remarkable man of faith, we’re celebrating the lives touched by his unwavering commitment. What a celebration there must have been when he entered through heaven’s …
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