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Incarnational Ministry
The story of a church practicing true hospitality and incarnational ministry toward a Ukrainian family, plus resources for this Advent season.
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The Difficult Path of Loving Our Neighbors
An article on one way to better understand our Indigenous neighbors, a sneak peek of Advent devotionals, and new missionary newsletters.
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Comings and Goings in the NAB
An article on the efforts of an NAB church to reach First Nations people in Manitoba, a new RM, and a WCLT send-off.
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True Hospitality: Love for the Stranger
God’s love leads his people to serve in surprising ways. And in doing so, we not only express his love to those in need but are transformed as well.
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To Love One’s Neighbor Is to Learn about One’s Neighbor
The blanket exercise is a powerful way of teaching about the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the US and Canada.
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Overcoming Barriers to Sharing the Gospel
Faithfulness to the Great Commission is not without challenge. Reaching people with the Gospel calls for overcoming different kinds of barriers, some cultural and historical, others even geographic...
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Call to Prayer alongside the CBC
We want to join with our brothers and sisters of the CBC in praying. Please take time over the next few days to do that. We would also request that you remember the CBC in your upcoming weekend wor...
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Ukraine Crisis Fund
Several NAB partners within and surrounding Ukraine are uniquely positioned to assist in the work of Christ in the midst of this crisis.
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Conditional Reflex
Whether consciously or not, we are constantly conditioning ourselves, training our brains, our hearts, and our souls to yearn for certain things.
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So often, when we choose the less difficult path in the immediate, we are simply transmuting one difficulty into another.
Continue ReadingAgents of Shalom
If entropy is everything falling apart, shalom is everything made whole, and Jesus is the Prince of Peace (Shalom).
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On this Sabbath, take comfort in the knowledge that following the way of Jesus is difficult, but we may always find rest in him.
Continue ReadingAction/Reaction
Choosing the easier way, even when it seems to be righteous, is not always the best way.
Continue ReadingIn the Midst
“In light of God’s Kingdom ministry, the right thing may not always be the safe thing.”
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The story of a church practicing true hospitality and incarnational ministry toward a Ukrainian family, plus resources for this Advent season.
Continue ReadingHope over Cynicism
What would it look like instead if we chose to seek out and look for the good – to let hope and love and mercy guide our steps rather than our cynical hearts?
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