By Chris Towles “Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart… Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything.Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant … Continue reading
By CBF field personnel Jenny Jenkins “When God gives you a vision and darkness follows, wait. God will bring the vision He has given you to reality in your life if you will wait on His timing.” — Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest Waiting is not something easy in today’s world of “instant,” … Continue reading
By CBF field personnel Kim and Marc Wyatt The Introduction to the New Testament of The Message, states its “contemporary idiom keeps the language of the Message (Bible) current and fresh and understandable.” Eugene Peterson notes that during the project, he realized this was exactly what he had been doing in his 35 years as … Continue reading
By Janee Angel, CBF field personnel I grew up in Teutopolis, Illinois, current population of 1,644. The German/Dutch town is so small that it is still considered a village. Its only church, St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, sits on the highest piece of land. As a child there, I attended the elementary school … Continue reading
By Karen “Then Boaz said to Ruth, ‘Now listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close to my young women. Keep your eyes on the field that is being reaped and follow behind them. I have ordered the young men not to bother you. If … Continue reading
By Renee Owen, CBF Director of chaplaincy and pastoral counseling Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty againand again. Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst—not ever. The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushingfountains of endless life,” John 4:13-14 (The Message) My first full-time ministry … Continue reading
By Leah Boling Col. Leah Boling is the director of the Air National Guard Chaplain Corps, the highest-ranking military chaplains endorsed by CBF in Maryland. “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me.” Matthew 25:40 When people … Continue reading
By CBF field personnel Alicia and Jeff Lee “Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice!” Psalms 130:1-2 For a few years now, I (Alicia) have been leaning into the spiritual discipline of lament. We often rush past the uncomfortable feelings, desperate for relief and something more pleasant. Rushing … Continue reading
By Rev. Veronica Martinez-Gallegos, Chaplain and Assistant Director of Spiritual Care & Education at Atrium Health in Charlotte, N.C. “Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you,” 1 Peter 5:7 At a young age, I learned that prayer means having a conversation with God. In my personal experience, prayer has always been … Continue reading