Meredith Flynn reflects on the quiet seasons of life and what she’s learned in the process. “I will stay watchful. A quiet season doesn’t have to result in apathy,” she writes.
This year, after many obstacles and closed opportunities to form another mission trip since then, the Singing Churchmen, composed of 24 men and two accompanying wives, returned to New England with an expanded purpose in mind.
“I think we’re not as divided as we think we are, and I think people are hungry for those virtues — the fruit of the Spirit,” said Daryn Henry, associate professor of Christian Studies at the University of Virginia.
As the Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church approaches, Southern Baptists are encouraged to pray for the believers who are met with threats, beatings, imprisonment and even death for their faith in Christ.
Pastors are amazing people. They faithfully serve Sunday after Sunday, often with no desire for recognition or fame. In faith, they can do a lot – but here are several things they can’t do.
“It showed me the beauty of people and their resilience to heal in the face of darkness, as well as the beauty of the Church and the way so many people wanted to step up and help,” one Southeastern Seminary student said.
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