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Prayer and Faith: Mark 11:22-25

Part of our ethos as Interservers is that we are a people of prayer. We are not alone in this. I think it is a common attribute of all followers of Christ. Our interest in prayer demonstrates that we have a real relationship with God. As a result, we think about prayer a lot; and…

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Differing approaches to serving overseas

This is a wonderful time to have a global perspective. God’s people are serving all over the world: interacting with people and discovering their needs. As a result of this engagement the church has expanded what it does to respond these needs. Global service used to be perceived as “Bible focused” (such as Bible translation, church…

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With such a checkered history why should I get involved in overseas work?

I am going to take a bit of a detour here from my previous posts. Some people think that overseas work has been overly tarnished by colonialism. I was recently in a meeting when I was asked: “Why should our friend get involved overseas when the history of working overseas is replete with so many mistakes?”…

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Changing Tomorrow: Embracing God's Calling

God is actively working in the world. God is also present in our lives. God’s is present in our lives in order to shape us and mold us. His presence is meant to be transformational. He changes us through the working of the Spirit within us as we walk through life with him. However, our…

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Changing Tomorrow: Knowing God is Actively Engaged in Our World

We need to know without a shadow of a doubt that we are immersed in God and that he is actively present in our lives. We also need to know without a shadow of a doubt is that God is also actively engaged in the lives of everyone around us. Coming to know this deep…

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