For the last 1,600 years, Christians around the world remember the last days of Jesus’ life during Holy Week. Today is Holy Tuesday. Holy Tuesday remembers the day Jesus curses a fig tree and it withers down to the root. Read more: Source: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/36377/day/3?segment=0
When Jan 1 is ushered in, people across our land and many around the world utter the phrase ‘Happy New Year!’ I remember a child’s song, If your happy and you know it clap your hands…. It goes on to say if your happy and you know then your face will surely show it…. We
The new year is a time of repentance letting the old pass away and the new be born. Death and birth are at the center of this tradition and at the center of the rhythm God has prepared for us to experience His grace. “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls
Round Two – Iwate (Part 1) By jhpeterson, on April 5th, 2011 I’m back in Tohoku! After spending a week at home with Hydi and the kids I was suddenly given an opportunity to come back to Tohoku. Our group met up at IBF (the church where I was attending a pastors’ meeting on March 11 when the earthquake struck)
Iwate (Part 2) By jhpeterson, on April 7th, 2011 Yesterday we got an early start for the two hour drive from Morioka back to Miyako, on the coast. Our first stop was the Miyako Community Church, where we dropped off some supplies and picked up some more volunteers.
missionsupport The NAJO mission is moving very quickly! The Miyamotos have been incredibly busy connecting with many people throughout our region. Their schedule is often packed with home Bible studies, visiting churches and developing new relationships. We are looking for more people who would be willing to support this mission. Please prayerfully consider: Committing to
