I am entering the final 10 days of 5 weeks of ministry in the Middle East and North Africa. These will be the most intense and demanding days.
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Today I head on from Albania to several countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Renee is already on her way to join me. In the midst of the turmoil of the region, God is on the move in ways that don’t make the headlines.
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On September 11, I leave for a little over 5 weeks in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
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I am writing from St. Vlash Monastery near Tirana, Albania. This week Navigators, Taylor Hostetter, Ralph Lee and I will be here participating in the 2nd Lausanne – Orthodox Initiative consultation.
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My team gathers for a week about three times a year to work together on strategic issues that we face in leading our work. We meet this week and next.
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I woke this morning hoping for a change in some of my circumstances. But through 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 God impressed on me that He wants a change in ME.
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Jesus said, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.” Many scholars believe that Jesus was referring to the Old Testament Year of Jubilee, the year that Israelites who were poor would get their lives back. I love that.
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I am ready for a vacation. But my vacation is another 2 weeks away! So, this morning the Lord reminded me, My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.
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A few years ago an Orthodox priest named Father Jonah said to me: Do you think that The Navigators could help us reach the lost? I discovered that, although we disagree about many things, this priest really knows and loves Jesus.
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Yesterday I received an email from a beloved friend asking me to pray for fellow workers who are at risk of losing their lives for following Christ. As he wrote, he kept pausing to weep.
I love to teach and preach the Word. But in recent years I have become increasingly aware of how desperately dependent on God I am whenever I try to convey His Word to others in a Life-giving way.
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Here's a glimpse of how God spoke to me through the Sermon on the Mount while we were meditating on it together as a team a few days ago. We call the beginning of that sermon The Beatitudes or The Blessings.
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