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The Unsung Stories of Everyday Discipleship

It is rare for the churches I’ve attended to invite others to the front to share. It’s typically reserved for progress reports of church ministries and events, visiting ministry partners, and people leaving to go on missions trips. She fell into that last category. They called her forward one Sunday, gave her time to share, prayed over and commissioned her. She was nervous but passionate, her pale cheeks flushing as she shared her desire to serve God and be willing…

Crossing the Finish Line – God’s Story & Your Everyday Frontline

I could barely make out the finish line approaching in the distance.  As I strained my eyes down Boylston Street, I reflected on how many runners had made a similar journey before me – how I was literally following in their footsteps.  Yet as I crossed the line of Boston’s historic marathon, there was no moment of elation.  No sense of accomplishment.  Why?  Well, I had not actually run the Boston marathon that day.  I was merely running an errand. …