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“There are a lot of good quality young people who are being responsive to the gospel and obedient to the Lord’s calling on their lives,” the young adults minister said. “They are embracing the need to share Jesus and be disciples.”
Like a lot of Christians, I have a complicated relationship with the reality of spiritual warfare. If I label a trial or struggle as such, isn’t that a little presumptuous?
“There’s a reason the unreached are unreached, and it’s not always because they’re resistant to the gospel or unresponsive. Sometimes it’s an issue of accessibility,” said IMB missionary Steve Evans.
“I’ve just never been the one that … truly has this big need — and someone comes in and rescues me. That was a true answer to prayer,” homeowner Brandie Lee said of Baptist volunteers.
“We lost a lot of possessions, but we have the most important things. Each other and our faith,” said Erik Naylor, newly installed pastor of Lahaina Baptist Church.
Some therapists and counselors say that the holidays become difficult for certain persons and stressful for others “just because” it’s time for the holidays.