Jesus said, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.” Many scholars believe that Jesus was referring to the Old Testament Year of Jubilee, the year that Israelites who were poor would get their lives back. I love that.
Read MoreI am ready for a vacation. But my vacation is another 2 weeks away! So, this morning the Lord reminded me, My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.
Read MoreA few years ago an Orthodox priest named Father Jonah said to me: Do you think that The Navigators could help us reach the lost? I discovered that, although we disagree about many things, this priest really knows and loves Jesus.
Read MoreYesterday I received an email from a beloved friend asking me to pray for fellow workers who are at risk of losing their lives for following Christ. As he wrote, he kept pausing to weep.
I love to teach and preach the Word. But in recent years I have become increasingly aware of how desperately dependent on God I am whenever I try to convey His Word to others in a Life-giving way.
Read MoreHere's a glimpse of how God spoke to me through the Sermon on the Mount while we were meditating on it together as a team a few days ago. We call the beginning of that sermon The Beatitudes or The Blessings.
Read MoreI serve on the board of a sister organization that has been on the ropes financially. This group pursues our Navigator calling, but does so as a development agency in very challenging contexts where others cannot go.
Read MoreStarting and sustaining movements of the Gospel requires 4 contributions: pioneers, local workers, local leaders, and alongsiders. The alongsiders help to sustain the others. My team and I are alongsiders.
Read MoreYour prayers played a crucial part. That’s what Paul said to the Corinthians in 2 Corinthians 1:11, and that¹s what I would like to say to each one who prays for us.
Read MoreMatèriaux Ministère is French for ministry materials. Eighty years ago The Navigators was a mono-cultural, monolingual group.
Read MoreThis week I’ve been chewing on letters from two friends in difficult circumstances. One is dealing with harsh criticism and rejection from friends he is trying to serve. Another is dealing with harsh opposition from others outside of his work.
Read MoreI just got off the phone with Ralph and Tim, two Navigator missionaries from the UK who will be going into an Eritrean refugee camp in Ethiopia this weekend. I told them that what they are doing is a model of Navigators at their best.
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