Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 23rd, 2010
Did you know that when you wake up in the mornings you are nearly an inch taller than you are when you go to bed at night? I find that interesting, since I particularly wish I could keep that inch throughout the day! The reason we “shrink” a little throughout the day is due to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 9th, 2010
Recently, in my church small group, our discussion turned to hearing God’s voice. We talked about some of the challenges of this as well as some of our joys when we knew we had heard God speak to us.
One question came up about how it sometimes seems like God tells us one thing, and then [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 13th, 2010
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 6th, 2010
Luke 19:28-40
In this passage of scripture we read about Jesus approaching Jerusalem through the crowds of people celebrating His arrival. One thing that is easy to overlook in that 28th verse is that Jesus and the disciples walked from Jericho to Jerusalem through the towns of Bethany and Bethpage. In terms of geography, this is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 4th, 2010
Have you ever made a commitment to accomplish some sort of goal, and then you got discouraged along the way? Perhaps your goal was to lose weight. However, after starting well, all of a sudden you hit a wall. Perhaps your goal was to spend one hour in prayer every day. But, your days got away [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 8th, 2010
Good-byes are hard. I guess they are designed that way because you have to deal with what you are leaving and what you are gaining at the same time. They are usually filled with a lot of emotion and, for many of us, a great many tears. I’ve had to say good-bye a lot in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 26th, 2010
Dr. Edgar Nelson, one of the original 37 founders of The Mission Society, passed away on January 23, 2010. Dr. Nelson was a United Methodist pastor and served Yuba City UMC in Yuba City, California for many years. Please pray for his family, especially his wife Marian, during the time.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 25th, 2010
The Mission Society welcomes a new member of its family – Saniya Coleman. Daughter of Richard (director of mobilization) and Amanda Coleman, Saniya was born January 24th and weighed 7lbs and 11ozs. Welcome to the world!
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 15th, 2009
The Mission Society sends out about 10-to-12 interns every year, mostly young adults between the ages of 18 and 25. It has been said that this generation is one of the most in-tune to injustice in this world. Here is a story of one of our interns and how she embodied this:
Kim Klein is from [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 5th, 2009
I have 3 boys. It’s almost an unspoken rule that we’d have some kind of fort, right? So I was recently putting the finishing touches on a tree house in our backyard. We started dreaming up ideas for the tree house while living in Mexico where the whole backyard was an 8 x 12 concrete [...]
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