Surely it should not surprise us that God would send English-speaking Christians to other English-speaking nations that are in desperate need of gospel workers.
Surely it should not surprise us that God would send English-speaking Christians to other English-speaking nations that are in desperate need of gospel workers.
“For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil.” (Prov. 5:3)
Work hard at maintaining your personal/communal spiritual disciplines of reading, meditation, and prayer. All is lost if these go out the window.
What’s unique about the wisdom found in the book of Proverbs? It’s God-centred.
How can we call people to a life of self-sacrifice, yet promise to meet up with them for an hour once a week?
“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Prov 18:24. When thinking about the topic of friendship, the best place to look is to Jesus.
Deprivation in urban areas tends to be geographically concentrated in certain neighbourhoods. In contrast, in rural areas, deprivation often exists at the scale of streets rather than whole neighbourhoods.
”The tongue of the wise brings healing.” (Prov. 12:18)
Friendship is not an optional extra but is essential to our God-given humanity.
The abused need to be released from all kinds of shame, and the gospel has that power.