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Faithfulness, Friendship, & the God Who Will Not Forsake

Over years and decades, I began to discover that praying for Israel isn’t necessarily about coming into agreement with a secular nation-state or endorsing the humanistic agenda of a governmental leader— especially when those plans and values may be contrary to the Kingdom of God. It’s not even about adopting those certain traditions from a foreign culture. Simply put, praying for Israel is about loving what God loves because we love Him. And because we love Him, what’s important to Him should be important to us.

JESUS, PRAYER, ISRAEL, PREPARATIONFAIAugust 19, 2022Jesus, Maranatha, Dalton Thomas, FAI, FAI Mission, YWAM Furnace NZ, New Zealand, Israel

Faithfulness & Family on the Field // An Op-Ed by Nicole Hope

In this personal reflection, Nicole Hope shares the story of entering the field as a single woman, meeting her husband, and building a family—while continuing to serve on the field. She and Nathan give operational leadership to FAI RELIEF in northern Iraq, serving the Kurdish people as their neighbors have become friends and family through the glories and grief of life on the field.

PRAYER, PREEMINENCEFAIOctober 15, 2021Jesus, Great Commission, Maranatha, Dalton Thomas, FAI, FAI Mission, Moses, Glory of God

The Fruits & Victory of Redemptive Suffering // The Suffering Servant Series (Part IV)

There is no merit in just plain suffering. In the Kingdom to come it is said that "God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there will be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and there shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” Thankfully, the coming fullness of the kingdom of God has no suffering in it. We have, however, much that can be gained by our willingness to suffer as we minister to the pains of mankind, in general, and specifically Israel, in this age.

PRAYER, PREEMINENCERose-Marie SlosekSeptember 24, 2021Jesus, Great Commission, Maranatha, Dalton Thomas, FAI, FAI Mission, Moses, Glory of God

The Suffering Servant and the Sons of God // The Suffering Servant Series (Part III)

Jesus had to set His face like flint to accomplish the destiny God had for Him. Refusing to suffer would have cost Him the victory of His earthly race and His ability to inherit His people—not only to purchase our salvation but the right to lead us as the righteously Suffering Servant. If Jesus had to be determinedly all-in, should I expect an easier path?

PRAYER, PREEMINENCERose-Marie SlosekSeptember 17, 2021Jesus, Great Commission, Maranatha, Dalton Thomas, FAI, FAI Mission, Moses, Glory of God

The Specter of Laboring in Vain // The Suffering Servant Series (Part II)

God determines where we will be dispatched and what we must speak, and this brings us to the point I wish to highlight most: we can suffer because we may believe, whether it is true or not, that we have labored in vain. Our best efforts may seem to fail. All may seem lost. Yet there is no anguish that we need to stifle in this process. We do not need to be heroic while being obedient. We are not the final judge of whether we have succeeded or failed. We stand or fall on our obedience, not on our success.

PRAYER, PREEMINENCERose-Marie SlosekAugust 27, 2021Jesus, Great Commission, Maranatha, Dalton Thomas, FAI, FAI Mission, Moses, Glory of God

Our Call to the Broken // The Suffering Servant Series (Part I)

Bearing His Name, despite our own imperfections, is our great honor. Our many mistakes are rich fodder to learn the kind heart of God firstly toward ourselves so that we can share that honestly with others. If you are thinking that is too hard a task, know that He has already addressed that handily in this passage: “He will not fail nor be discouraged, till He has established justice in the earth.” He is up for hard! He will not give up on you or His mission till the ends of the earth are brought under His just rule.

PRAYER, PREEMINENCEFAIAugust 20, 2021Jesus, Great Commission, Maranatha, Dalton Thomas, FAI, FAI Mission, Moses, Glory of God

"You are Good, and You Do Good" (Tables of His Word in the Wilderness)

Jim Bloom weaves a meaningful meditation on the psalmist's cry in Psalm 119, Moses' desperate plea to see the glory of the LORD, and our access to the Beautiful God through the blood and work of Jesus Christ through His death and resurrection. He is good, and He does good. Sit down for the Feast.

PRAYER, PREEMINENCEAutumn CrewJune 25, 2021Jesus, Great Commission, Maranatha, Dalton Thomas, FAI, FAI Mission, Moses, Glory of God

Repentance and Belovedness

The month of Elul in the Hebrew calendar is considered to be an appropriate time to repent and seek forgiveness because it is a time where God's lovingkindness and mercy are remembered. But interwoven in this month's theme of repentance, is another theme: being beloved. How do these two concepts relate?

JESUS, PRAYER, FEASTSFAIAugust 21, 2020Elul, Moses, Jesus, Song of Solomon, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah

The Women At the Door

It’s just a half-verse, a sentence fragment, easily overlooked in a meticulous passage detailing the construction of God’s dwelling place. The seminal text of any Biblical revelation is often obscure. Such is the case with the serving women. But if we have eyes to see, we will find them all throughout the Great Book.

PRAYER, PROPHECY, PREPARATION, POWER, WOMANHOOD (SKULLCRUSHING)Gabriel CaligiuriAugust 14, 2020Women, Ministry

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