Articles for Outreach & Missions

If 2020 has been challenging for pastors, consider the toll that it has taken on the pastor's wife. She is one of the unsung heroes of the church. 

"The main findings in Dr. Gold’s research are really quite stunning and should result in a major re-evaluation of the understanding of depression."

Over time, our rides to church have developed into a joy and a spiritual tool used by the Lord. I’d like to make three suggestions of how you might too enjoy your Sunday morning commute.

“The love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” —Romans 5:5

Perhaps it is this quality of God’s—his affection for using the weakest vessels to accomplish his greatest work—that compelled Henri Nouwen to adopt the practice of what he called “downward mobility.”

At Christmas we celebrate the good news that Jesus came here to defeat our enemies but perhaps we need to be reminded who our real enemies are. After all, our Christian faith teaches us that our real enemies are not flesh and blood.

Saying yes to yourself isn’t about being selfish. Instead, the work is sacred. It’s about staying connected to yourself and to God in deep and life-giving ways.

God expressly forbids the world’s favoritism within the church.