I remember this incident as an Easter gathering. My daughters, teenagers at the time, now mothers nearing middle-age, tell me that it was Christmas. But it is so Easter. “A city-wide gathering for an early morning service in the city-square? Really?” In a land where it so often felt like the spiritual darkness was doing…
Hope is Love with Wings by Katherine Kavanagh Hoffman
What gives you hope? In these hard times, it can be a struggle to find hope. I know I have been discouraged lately. There is so much hardship in the world, and that has also made my personal difficulties seem, somehow, that much harder to bear. On top of that, we are all dealing with…
The Power of the Easter Story by Jack Popjes
God’s Spirit moved unexpectedly during an Easter Sunday service in a crowded church in Trinidad. As executive director for Wycliffe Caribbean, I would be away speaking in churches on most Sundays, but this time I had the weekend off and decided to attend a church a few blocks from my office. I had visited…
Hope in a Time of Waiting by Katherine Kavanagh Hoffman
Hope is a Choice by Connie Mae Inglis
It’s easy to despair these days, especially if you spend any length of time on watching, reading, or listening to the news. Life can feel hopeless—for us all. I know that. “But I also know that hope is a choice” But I also know that hope is a choice—that I can choose…
Choose the Second Note- A Thanksgiving Story by Tina Markeli
Choose the Second note A Thanksgiving Story From 2006 to 2017 my husband and I made many trips across western Canada, visiting churches and Bible Colleges to recruit new workers and prayer partners for our organization. I loved the work and meeting so many wonderful people but I hated driving on snowy or icy…