From Diana Westfall, Missionary Care Director “Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed his last. Then the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.” (Mark 15:37-38, CSB) What if that was the end of the story? God took on our flesh, lived our life from infant to grave, and died […]
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From Diana Westfall, Missionary Care Director Brothers and sisters, This day is one of simultaneous weeping and rejoicing brought about by our remembrance and ever-growing understanding of the events of “Good Friday.” I encourage you to press into both of these expressions of gratitude, as well as any other you find yourself drawn into by
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Written by Jenissa Gonzalez, AJM Missionary Church traditions and spiritual disciplines have never been a big part of my faith journey. I never really had examples of what it looked like to live a disciplined life for Jesus. I always thought that if I simply prayed for discipline, I would magically have it, instead of
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Has someone ever asked you, “What is God teaching you right now?” And maybe your our heart drops into your stomach because you know there’s an answer—yet nothing comes to mind. You start to rattle off the safe ones—God is faithful, God provides—because the truth of the matter is, He’s always reminding us of that.
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Written by Lindsey Smith, Missionary Care Team Member God is a Faithful Provider. One of the amazing things about testimonies is how they inspire others to take steps of faith. They encourage people to think, If God worked in this person’s life, why not mine too? I experienced this first hand recently. Lately, God has
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Written by Lindsey Smith, Missionary Care Team Member Call me a nonconformist, but when it comes to New Year’s Resolutions, I like to do things a little differently. Yes, I set a few goals for the year, but a practice that I’ve grown fond of over the last five years is praying that God would
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Written by Annie torres, Missionary to Peru For many of us, ministry is a bittersweet journey—overflowing with the incredible joy of witnessing lives transformed by Jesus, yet also marked by the deep sorrow of seeing countless others choose to abandon their walk with Him. But today, I want to share a brief testimony to encourage
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Humiliation, embarrassment, shame. Without a biblical lens of confrontation, these feelings can invade our hearts when others address our shortcomings. Even the most loving people in our lives can cause us to shrink in our seats when we let the voices of shame, fear, and insecurity dictate the narrative. The sting of confrontation can overwhelm our better judgment,
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Christmastime ushers in a season of traditions, cozy images, and memories both beloved and bittersweet for most people. For the Christian, Christmastime also brings a whole month of opportunity for contemplating the most profound, simple truths within our faith. We need a savior. God sent us a savior. God is our savior. He took on our
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Journeying through this sin-filled and broken world can feel as if life is being leached away, leaving you searching for the source of loss but never finding it. The physical, mental, and spiritual toll is often difficult to express as suffering can dress itself up in many forms – anguish, depression, exhaustion, anxiety, grief. We search desperately for something
