Bill and Crystal MacKenzie, International Guest House Oxford, MS (UPDATE)
We’re praying again for Bill and Crystal MacKenzie who lead the International Guest House ministry in Oxford, MS. International Guest House is a ministry of hospitality, service, and love in the name of Christ to international students at the University of Mississippi. Please pray for a gospel breakthrough among the students they continue to serve…
Read MoreThe Tech-Wise Family, by Andy Crouch
Summer is upon us. At our house, kids are suddenly at home instead of at school, which consequently involves setting more boundaries around screens. Andy Crouch thinks deeply and writes clearly. He’s exploring what human flourishing looks like in a world of technology. This book has influenced the way I think about our use of…
Read MoreDelta Streets Academy
This week, we’re praying for Delta Streets Academy, a school in Greenwood, MS that “. . . equips young men by providing Christ-centered disciplined education.” Please pray for the students as they head into summer and also for those in administration as they begin processing applications for Fall 2019. Pray that the Lord would give students/teachers/administrators wisdom,…
Read MoreThe Jesus Storybook Bible, by Sally Lloyd-Jones
When I first began teaching children in a summer camp setting, I began accumulating resources (curricula, books, bibles, etc). So when our first child was born, I had an arsenal of children’s bibles on hand to start reading. But there was a problem. Whether the message was moralistic, the hero wasn’t Jesus, or the storytelling…
Read MoreEngaging Disability, Mission to North America
Join us this week as we pray for the staff and partners of Engaging Disability with The Gospel, the denominational disability ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Since 2007, Engaging Disability has served churches and church plants by helping them embrace and enfold individuals and families living with disability. Please pray for strength and…
Read MoreWild at Heart, by John Eldredge
This is a book about men—specifically about the heart of men. It is a powerful book that has spoken to countless readers. It also requires discernment. We might compare the Christian life is like a plane with two wings—duty and desire. With two balanced wings, the plane flies straight ahead. When one wing is shorter,…
Read MoreReformed University Fellowship at Jackson State University and Belhaven University
Join us in prayer for Jackson State University and Belhaven University RUF students as they head out for the summer! Pray especially for the students who recently graduated — pray that the Lord would guide and sustain them as they start careers, look for jobs, pursue more education, etc. Also, please pray for Cyril and Jenell…
Read MoreGalatians for You, by Tim Keller
I’m a big Tim Keller fan. My favorite Keller titles include: The Meaning of Marriage, Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, Prodigal God, and Counterfeit Gods. Using logic and reason, illustration and analogy, he has repeatedly shattered my unhelpful views and replaced them with more biblical ones. Galatians for You packs the same punch,…
Read MoreDiane Johnston, Child Evangelism Fellowship (UPDATE)
Diane Johnston is a Redeemer member and a Children’s Ministry Specialist with Child Evangelism Fellowship® (CEF). Please pray for her to be focused and catch up as her schedule has become overwhelming. Please also pray for more substitute volunteers who can help occasionally for an hour and a half or two hours when regular volunteers are…
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