Life is a Missions Trip

by | Mar 21, 2014 | Christian Living

By Kevin Squires| Senior Director of Church PartnershipsVery few things in this world can be as captivating as a story.  Stories are able to penetrate hearts, minds, and souls in ways that are indescribable, often leaving us speechless yet changed.Recently I...

Are We Too Busy?

by | Apr 10, 2013 | Christian Living

By Bailey Kalvelage | Director of mobilization Too busy. Those are words we’ve all echoed at least once before in our life. Whether it’s too busy to workout or too busy to cook supper, I find myself feeling “too busy” quite often. My husband, Mathew, and I are...

New Years Resolutions

by | Jan 10, 2013 | Christian Living

By Kathy Davis | Director of Holistic CareThe Christmas tree is down, extended family has returned home, the house is quiet, and the New Year has officially begun.  For me, a new year is always connected to new beginnings and fresh starts.  The closing...

Stop Playing in the Mud

by | Dec 21, 2012 | Christian Living, Journey Trips

By Nate Livesay | Director of AdvocacyAlmost exactly one year ago, I started a journey that would change the course of my life. I traveled to Ethiopia on a Journey 117 trip, and God revealed a life-altering truth to me: I need to stop wasting my life making mud...

Raising Kids With A Heart For Missions

by | Nov 13, 2012 | Christian Living

By Kevin Squires | Senior Advocacy DirectorSPOILER ALERT: It is hard to be a parent.  Perhaps even more so…it is hard to be a parent raising kids in a Christian home that happens to be smack dab in the middle of a not-so-Christian culture.  So, what do...

An Instrument of God

by | Oct 17, 2012 | Christian Living

By Nicole LeeperI asked myself the question, what does it mean to be an instrument of God? I began to think of musical instruments. When a piano is played, it alone is not capable of playing beautiful music. It has a weakness… The beauty of the music you hear is...