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by April McAllister, Frontier Fellowship Summer 2018 Intern     One afternoon, as I was doing some research for my internship and pondering the night’s dinner, I stumbled across this phrase: “The most delicious dishes are simmered slowly, allowing the complexity of the flavors to sink in.” As I thought... read more →

  When Jesus was born, angels heralded the announcement that God was doing something new: “I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord” (Luke 2:10–11 NRSV).... read more →

by Rev. LJ Jaworski, Pastor of Mission for Third Church, Richmond, Virginia     In my work as a mission pastor, I have the privilege of hearing stories of the transformation that happens as God makes all things new around the world. Recently, a missionary serving in Central Asia shared... read more →

by Nancy Von Schimmelmann, Frontier Fellowship Mission Advocate     Mary graciously embraced the Lord's calling to an unheard-of task. Her joyful Magnificat (Luke 1:46–55) shows her maturity and depth of faith. But as she likely met with skepticism from her family and Joseph’s, and when her wedding became a... read more →

by Dr. Urgessa Biru, Director of Light of Hope Ministry Ethiopia     Isaiah lived and ministered during turbulent times in the history of the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah. As the Assyrian Empire advanced, threatening to overtake them, Isaiah predicted that their fear and despair would be replaced... read more →

by Rev. Juan Sarmiento, Associate Director for Mission for The Outreach Foundation     A crowd of people—mostly Muslims—had gathered to celebrate in the ancient medina quarter of a North African town. This, however, was a different kind of party. Several children with physical disabilities were present. In that society,... read more →

by Cindy M. Wu, co-author of Our Global Families: Christians Embracing Common Identity in a Changing World + author of A Better Country: Embracing the Refugees in Our Midst     I recently went around the dinner table and asked my family what they wished they had more of. The... read more →

by Sean Walker, Operations Coordinator for The Antioch Partners     The women’s piercing cries were more bone-chilling than the freezing air that winter day. I was standing in the snow outside a havli* in a remote Central Asian village to pay respects to the deceased brother and young niece... read more →

by Rita Johnson, Frontier Fellowship Associate Director     Isaiah 42 is the first of Isaiah’s four “servant songs.” These poems describe the servant of the Lord who suffered both pain and humiliation in his ministry of serving God and bringing about justice. The Church has long associated this servant... read more →

by Becca Lehde, Frontier Fellowship Board Member     There’s a tendency for the joy of salvation to fade into the slump of everyday life. Sometimes I feel like I'm trying to dig myself out of a deep hole, and the only thing I succeed in doing is piling more... read more →