By Mary, CBF Field Personnel, Southeast Asia “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” John 15:13 In the midst of Holy Week and on this day, which marks Dad’s first birthday since his death, I am pondering the prompt for this year’s Prayers of the People: spiritual … Continue reading
By Alicia and Jeff Lee, CBF field personnel, North Macedonia “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome.” -John 1:5 (NIV) Just over a year into our marriage and well into our graduate programs, we were ecstatic to learn we were expecting our first child. That joy turned quickly to concern … Continue reading
By Kamilah Aminah Jones, Pan African Koinonia member and CBF Leadership Scholar, Georgia “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?” Psalm 27: 1 I will always reference and hold Psalm 27 close to my heart. This Scripture comes to mind because it was one of the psalms my grandmother repeated throughout … Continue reading
By Jeromy J. Wells, CBF endorsed Chaplain at Rogers Behavioral Health, Wisconsin “Some days you will be the light for others, and some days you will need some light from them. As long as there is light, there is hope, and there is a way.” —Jennifer Gayle It takes honesty to admit when something is … Continue reading
By Dianne McNary “Our lives are not problems to be solved but journeys to be taken with Jesus as our friend and finest guide…We also need guides: spiritual friends, a spiritual director, or a spiritual accountability group that can function for us as a safe place to bear our souls.” — Henri J.M. Nouwen, Spiritual … Continue reading
By Jewel Cannon “I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light.”— Barbara Brown Taylor, Learning to Walk in the … Continue reading
By CBF field personnel, Annette Ellard “We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.” Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God As I have considered the many spiritual guides who … Continue reading
By Jade and Shelah Acker CBF field personnel, Uganda “Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray,” Proverbs 22:6 The two people who have had the most profound influence on my life, personally, spiritually and professionally, are my parents, Dorothy and Jerry Hubbard. For 30 years, my parents served as … Continue reading
By Dewey Bland, chaplain at the Federal Correctional Institution, Three Rivers, Texas “If you’re a young man and you’re not being admired by an older man, you’re being hurt,” Robert Moore, Iron John: A Book about Men Joshua had Moses (Exodus 32-33) and Elisha had Elijah (1 Kings 19:16, 19-21). I am so thankful for … Continue reading
By Michon McCorkle “The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.” Proverbs 27:9 In January 2020, my husband accepted a new role within his company that moved us from our beloved Charlotte, N.C., to Carmel, Ind. The move from our home, family and familiarity was difficult, but my husband thrived … Continue reading