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3 Movements of Attentiveness for this Christmas Season

Taking out the trash mid-holiday party has become an oddly spiritual chore for me. The trash can usually fills up midway through a gathering, and taking it out has become a Christmas Party Examen that helps me be attentive. (You may be familiar with the concept of an Examen through the Daily Examen, a reflective… Read On

Published November 30, 2023

Malawi Ministry Update

Malawi Ministry Update

Dear friends, Twenty-three years ago, Doug and Barb Miller moved their young family to Malawi to serve among the Yawo people, a group that has historically been hard to reach with the Gospel. Through the Miller’s ministry of prayer, chronological… Read On

Published November 28, 2023

Breath of Life

Breath of Life

Aliento De Vida is a Spanish-speaking congregation in Salina, Kansas, co-pastored by father and son duo Filiberto and Alex Zapata. Aliento De Vida (which translates to Breath of Life) started as a church plant ten years ago. They rapidly grew and a… Read On

Published October 23, 2023

Reflections on Micah 6:8

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Reflections on Micah 6:8

My husband’s aunt owns a cabin along Pine Creek in Northern Pennsylvania. I’m always arrested by the stillness, such a contrast from the noisy pace of my day-today life and mind. In the quiet of the early morning or at the hush of dusk, the… Read On

Published October 12, 2023

Honor and Shame

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Honor and Shame

The heat of summer was in full swing in Dearborn, Michigan, where I was serving as a Kingdom Professional with BIC U.S. World Missions. I had just returned from some time with family at home in Pennsylvania and was helping my church invite neighbors… Read On

Published September 27, 2023

3 Ways I Saw the Lord Renew Hope Amid My Church’s Crisis

3 Ways I Saw the Lord Renew Hope Amid My Church’s Crisis

Would our church remain open or close? I’ll never forget the September night four years ago when that question was the only item on our church board’s agenda. I can still picture where each of us board members sat, along with our… Read On

Published September 15, 2023

From the Meadow to the Mess

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From the Meadow to the Mess

Henry Miller, an American Novelist, said, “To be silent the whole day, see no newspaper, hear no radio, listen to no gossip … to be thoroughly and completely indifferent to the fate of the world is the finest medicine a [person] can give… Read On

Published August 25, 2023

Quizzing the Quizmaster

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Quizzing the Quizmaster

For decades, Bible Quizzing was a pillar of youth ministry for the BIC. Groups of teenagers studied vast passages of scriptures together, preparing to go up against teams from other churches in regional, national, and even world competitions. In… Read On

Published August 16, 2023

How We Got Here

How We Got Here

“We go to all the world, his kingdom hope unfurled. No other name has power to save but Jesus Christ the Lord.” This stirring refrain from the hymn “Facing a Task Unfinished” closed Alan Robinson’s National Director’s Report to the 2018… Read On

Published July 6, 2023

Help in Crisis – Caring for Refugees

Help in Crisis – Caring for Refugees

Kevin and Barb Kelley have spent a lifetime serving people in crisis, him as a prison chaplain and her as a nurse practitioner. Following retirement, they sensed God placing a new passion in their hearts: refugee care and ministry. The Lord led them… Read On

Published June 20, 2023