Dateline: Holy Nation – This post is not directed toward a physical nation someone might deem more holy than the rest. No, this week’s focus is on the body of Christ, referred to as a “holy nation” in 1 Peter 2:9. Being a holy nation is not something achieved once in heaven. Peter makes clear [...]
Dateline: Body of Christ – Our sister was killed when a bomb exploded in a busy area of Jerusalem last Wednesday. We may not have known her personally, but we have the same Father, the same Brother, and the same Spirit. Mary Jean Gardner, a missionary Bible translator for Togo, West Africa, was in Jerusalem [...]
Dateline: body of Christ – Psalm 133: 1, 3 NIV How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! . . . For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore. When we live as believers in unity with one another, the blessings of the Lord flow. When we pray in [...]
Dateline: Worldwide – The body of Christ around the world is set to celebrate Pentecost this Sunday, May 23, 2010. But are we praying now for what we will talk about then? Do we even know what to hope for or expect – or even what God intends? Pentecost isn’t just about something new for [...]
Dateline: Multiple Nations – Persecution. What do the majority of Christians think of when we consider that word? People making fun of us? Family members mocking or turning their backs? Being excluded by friends or co-workers? Those things may, indeed, be persecution to some level, but let me suggest a few other questions most of [...]
Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem Dateline Jerusalem: On the first Sunday of every October, hundreds of millions of people around the world join together to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. In just a few years, this event has quickly become the largest Israel-focused prayer event in history. Why pray this way? One [...]
Dateline America: The following is an ongoing case in America, but that’s not my reason for sharing it. As you will see from excerpts taken from a newsletter by Jamal Jivanjee of www.illuminate-us.com, this is a wake-up call to prayer for one young girl (and her family), the body of Christ, all Muslim converts to [...]
