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Gold, Frankincense, and Work: Finding Your Job in the Christmas Story

by Erik Cooper | Dec 20, 2018

I get sappy at Christmas. I’ve always wondered if it’s the warmth of the season, the schmaltzy music, and the cheesy Hallmark movies that make me sappy, or if I’m really this sappy all the time and just cover it up the other eleven months of the year. I believe it’s...

The Worst Christmas Ever

by David Wigington | Dec 18, 2018

What is your worst Christmas memory? I have two worst Christmas memories. First Worst Christmas The first is one of my earliest childhood memories. I wanted a fire truck for Christmas. I had pointed it out to my parents in the window of the store where we lived in...

Yes, You Are Called Into Full-Time Ministry

by Brian Hudson | Dec 11, 2018

“For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.” -Colossians 1:19-20 Many of us over the years experienced a similar event, whether in...

The Trajectory of Christmas

by Erik Cooper | Dec 6, 2018

I have to admit, talking about my faith has always made me a bit uncomfortable. From a church pulpit? Of course. Here on the blog? No problem. It’s expected. But in normal, everyday life? It can be a little awkward trying to insert Jesus into a mailbox conversation...

What does the day to day missionary work look like in a business as missions context?

by Live Dead | Dec 4, 2018

This is a story of a Business as Mission (BAM) practitioner on the field using business as a mechanism for planting the church in areas of the world where you can’t do that with traditional missionary methods. In order to protect the work being done we will not be...

From The Field: Trusting Jesus Through Every Season

by Live Dead | Nov 29, 2018

Some Thoughts on the Tragic Death of Missionary John Allen Chau

by Erik Cooper | Nov 27, 2018

I have an unwritten policy about not commenting too quickly on current events, but with the news buzzing about the tragic death of John Allen Chau, an American missionary killed while attempting to make contact with a remote Sentinelese tribe on a small island in the...

I’m Tired of Being Thankful

by Erik Cooper | Nov 20, 2018

John Madden’s famous Six-legged Turkey is being prepped for Thursday’s NFL postgame show. Church signs are splashed with Thanksgiving themed bible verses (which, let’s admit, is a welcome change from most church sign content). Facebook walls are awash in “thankfulness...

The Beauty of the Gospel Amidst the Horror of a Child Cemetery

by David Wigington | Nov 15, 2018

A few years ago on a visit to North Africa, we visited a sobering place called the Tophet. This vast expanse lined with tiny gravestones is a primitive burial ground for little babies. But it’s really much more than a cemetery. The History For about 400 years, from...

A Giant of the Faith Officially Passes the Mantle

by Erik Cooper | Nov 13, 2018

Tom Paino is the first man I ever called Pastor. To this day, I still can’t call him Tom. It just doesn’t feel right. He’s Pastor Tom, a title of respect that forever belongs attached to his name. His voice is as familiar to me as my own family. From the time I was a...

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by Erik Cooper | Jan 19, 2021

Do you ever struggle to find meaning and purpose in your everyday work as a Christian? Do you ever struggle to connect your, your faith and your passion for God and for his kingdom with your day job? Well, I've certainly been there and I think countless Christians...