The following is a reflection from CBF field personnel Jeff Lee, who serves in Macedonia with his wife, Alicia. You can learn more about their ministries and support their work at www.cbf.net/lee. In 2017, we started a “Cow Bank” program to loan livestock to local farmers. The program focuses on helping local farmers grow their production. … Continue reading
Each year the COMISS Network promotes Spiritual Care Week. It is an occasion to recognize the different disciplines who offer spiritual care to persons. The theme for 2019 is Cultivating Space. Throughout this week you will hear from CBF endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors as they focus on this theme. Below is Part 1. Learn more about … Continue reading
Few biblical images are more ingrained into the popular idiom than the “swords for plowshares” motif. The fact that not one but two Biblical prophets used this metaphor ending with that promise of hope, “neither shall they learn war anymore,” (though I prefer the version immortalized in the spiritual, “Ain’t gonna study war no more…”), … Continue reading
