The Sahel – Edited by Al McNair: About 400 million people inhabit the Sahel, a narrow strip of the vast African continent hugging the Sahara desert’s Southern reaches and stretching from Senegal’s Atlantic coastline in the West to the Red Sea in the East. Mostly a figment of the cartographer’s imagination, the Sahel is a region plagued by extreme poverty, deep civil unrest, and … [Read more...] about Persecuted for their faith
Faith
Inspiring a deeper walk of faith in God, expressed as Father, Son, and Spirit. Living out our shared experiences of life in Christ.
Smith and Polly Wigglesworth: Only believe
One of the most famous healing pioneers of all time was the illiterate Bradford, UK, plumber Smith Wigglesworth (1859 to 1947). Instead of going to school, he worked full-time at age six on a farm. From age seven, he worked 12 to 14 hours each day in a mill. His wife Polly taught him how to read the Bible and write, though he never learned to spell normally. Smith, for … [Read more...] about Smith and Polly Wigglesworth: Only believe
The penalty shot
The best penalty shot I ever saw was ironically the easiest save. It didn’t change the score, but it affected everyone who witnessed it. Parnell Pinette. That’s the name of a guy I played with in the men’s league soccer in my hometown of Williams Lake, BC. The kind of man that everyone respected, whose words were worth twice as much as anyone else’s. All of us young players … [Read more...] about The penalty shot
Lord, Teach Us to Pray . . . completed.
Spiritual writer Jack Deere wrote, “The biggest difference between the first-century church and the modern church in the Western world is the first-century church was a praying church. We are a talking church.”[1] When I lead in prayer, I try to pray more and talk less. Let’s follow the example of the first-century disciples and ask one thing of Jesus, “Lord, teach us to … [Read more...] about Lord, Teach Us to Pray . . . completed.
Alexander & Mary Boddy, British Healing Pioneers
From the noisy industrial town of Sunderland in Northern England came unlikely healing pioneers, Rev. AA (Alexander) and Mary Boddy. Sunderland at the time was the largest shipbuilding port in the world, full of noxious factory fumes and clanging steam hammers. As a spiritual well of revival, Sunderland was visited thirty times by John Wesley. Alexander Boddy was … [Read more...] about Alexander & Mary Boddy, British Healing Pioneers