4 Ways to Pray for Ukrainian Refugees on World Refugee Day
Imagine telling your children that your country is at war. Imagine seeing the fear in their eyes every time you hear an air raid siren. Imagine hiding with them in a bomb shelter, hoping and praying that it doesn’t get hit. Yana and her husband don’t have to imagine. This was their reality. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24,…
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How to Move Bible Readers from Passive to Active Participation
Participation takes many forms. Understanding the different stages can help as you mobilize others toward a more robust understanding of Scripture. The following types of participation are adapted for Scripture engagement from an economic model, Jules Pretty’s Typology of Participation. When I was doing research on types of participation for my book, I came across this typology which was originally…
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Prayer Needed: How One Prison Ministry is Bringing Hope to Inmates in the U.S.
When Dana Ergenbright, a training manager for American Bible Society’s Bible-based trauma healing ministry, walked the long corridor of the prison—her footsteps echoing off the hard surfaces—she was struck by its starkness. There was no warmth, no softness, and no signs of hope.Dana went to the prison at the invitation of a prison chaplain to co-lead a Bible-based trauma healing…
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The Best Bible Reading Resources
I often feel both inundated with information and at a loss of how to find what I need. The same holds true for Scripture engagement. What are helpful resources? Where can I find them? Here's a roundup of some of my favorites. Since we each have specific needs and desires when it comes to encountering God through Scripture, I've broken…
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Exhausted by Caring for Others? God’s Word Gives You Strength
Who needs to call a repairman when you have a father who is handy? Washer stopped spinning? Refrigerator making a weird noise? My dad was always happy to come over and save the day. Until the day he said No. I knew it wasn't like Dad to refuse a chance to be Mr. Fix It. So I called my mom,…
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In the Wake of Charlottesville, How to Lead Broken Communities
With the events of last weekend in Charlottesville still fresh in our minds, many of us are wrestling with the same question: Where do we go from here? People are looking to us for direction—emotional guidance in this time of inner turmoil, spiritual wisdom to deal with community tension, and biblical insights as they wonder how to respond. If you’re…
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Prayer Needed: Will South Sudan Receive Christ’s Love Over the Radio?
Since gaining its independence in 2011, South Sudan—the world’s newest country—has seen extreme conflict. Strife between the nation’s two largest ethnic groups, the Dinka and the Nuer, have torn the nation apart—with both sides committing atrocities against civilians. Traumatized from being tortured, seeing loved ones killed, or fleeing their homes in search of refuge, the people of South Sudan are…
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