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  • For the Heart
    • Did God Call Me to My Work? Is Calling a Christian Notion?

      Joel Arnold Joel Arnold, April 9, 2026
    • Your Word was to me… like eggplant?

      Sarah Arnold, April 7, 2026
    • missionary biographies

      Risk Setting Your Soul on Fire: Start Reading Missionary Biographies Today

      M. R. Conrad, March 17, 2026
  • Knowing the Word
    • My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? Five Realities Jesus Experienced in the Darkness

      M. R. Conrad, April 21, 2026
    • A Closer Look at the Qualifications of Elders

      Avatar photo Forrest McPhail, April 16, 2026
    • Your Word was to me… like eggplant?

      Sarah Arnold, April 7, 2026
  • Ministry
    • A Closer Look at the Qualifications of Elders

      Avatar photo Forrest McPhail, April 16, 2026
    • The Power of the Gospel on Display Through Spiritual Leadership

      Avatar photo Forrest McPhail, April 14, 2026
    • The Necessity of Modeling Reproducible Spiritual Leadership

      Avatar photo Forrest McPhail, March 26, 2026
  • Quotes
    • William Borden: Not the Easy Road

      M. R. Conrad, April 23, 2026
    • missionary biographies

      Risk Setting Your Soul on Fire: Start Reading Missionary Biographies Today

      M. R. Conrad, March 17, 2026
    • Eric Liddell: Surrendering All

      M. R. Conrad, January 22, 2026
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A Critical Analysis of Church-Planting / Disciple-Making Movements, Pt. 1: Something New Under the Sun?

Avatar photo Micah Colbert, August 5, 2025

“There is no new thing under the sun,” the Preacher tersely stated (Ecclesiastes 1:9). However, between 1997-1998, missionaries David Garrison and David Watson began to …

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Ministry

Christian Cultural Bias in Missions is a Real Challenge

Avatar photo Forrest McPhail, July 31, 2025

When missionaries return to their passport country and attend that first worship service, they often find their eyes welling up with tears. Why? For many …

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For the HeartKnowing the Word

What is the Peace that Jesus Promised?

Avatar photo Forrest McPhail, July 29, 2025

Peace and prosperity are feverishly sought for throughout the world. This all-out search consumes men and women irrespective of cultural heritage or ethnicity. According to …

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For the Heart

O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus: Old Lyrics with Timeless Truths

M. R. Conrad, July 21, 2025

Some tunes stick with you–they live in your head and invade your quiet moments. The classic melody for “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus” …

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For the HeartKnowing the Word

Beholding the Glory of Christ

Avatar photo Micah Colbert, July 15, 2025

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord [Jesus], are changed into the same image from glory …

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For the Heart

I Can… Except I Can’t

Joel Arnold Joel Arnold, July 10, 2025

(From the Rooted Thinking archives: May 22, 2018) I know few better ways to understand myself than being a father. Because kids are, after all, …

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For the Heart

“You Don’t Love Your Daughter.”

Avatar photo Forrest McPhail, July 8, 2025

We were young parents. Our daughter was four, and we were expecting our second child. We lived in relative isolation as missionaries on a pioneer …

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Ministry

The Fascinating History of the Wordless Book

M. R. Conrad, July 3, 2025

The Wordless Book is an amazing tool for sharing the gospel. The simple colors help us to remember the vital truths from the Word of …

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For the Heart

What Is the Irreducible Minimum When Sharing the Gospel?

M. R. Conrad, July 1, 2025

Like a diamond, the gospel glistens with a myriad of facets. The good news of salvation through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ …

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Ministry

Missionaries Can Unknowingly Encourage Syncretism

Avatar photo Forrest McPhail, June 27, 2025

Gospel servants, especially those serving cross-culturally, can unknowingly encourage syncretism in those they seek to win for Christ. How could this be? Satan is masterful …

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