Marinating in A Praying Life
As we experience ongoing growth and new opportunities, we are very pleased to announce a much-needed addition to the "A Praying Life" team! Adam Barker has joined us as our new Southwest Coordinator. Read More...
Resources
J-Curve, Radioactive Gophers, and “Flexing” as Modern Boasting
In this episode, Jon, Paul and Liz round up some J-Curve related conversations and themes. These excerpts are from items Jon shared in the conversation.
Prayer in the Old Testament, Praying Our Questions, & the Influence of Secularism
In this episode, recorded late last Spring, Paul, Jon and Liz reflect on some aspects of the "A Praying Church" material that resonated in recent conversations and events.
"The Person of Jesus" with Robert Row on The Local Youth Worker Podcast
Our Student Ministries Coordinator, Robert Row, was recently featured on The Local Youth Worker, a podcast from
On Knowing Christ and the Power of His Resurrection
For many years, my favorite Bible passage has been the Apostle Paul's words in Philippians 3:10 - "I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death."… But somehow, in the blindness of my flesh, I forgot or ignored the words which told me how my Father in heaven would make it happen. Read More...
Self-Care as a Window to Love Others (POJ 1.11)
Paul, Jon and Liz continue their discussion of Jesus’s compassion, looking at what he teaches in the ‘golden rule.'
Mini-incarnation: Entering Someone Else’s World (POJ 10)
We’ve been focusing on compassion and how it’s a movement toward people that begins with looking. We’ve looked at enemies of compassion: judging, self-righteousness and legalism.
How the Law Illuminates Grace (POJ 1.8)
Paul, Jon and Liz continue the conversation about Jesus & Compassion and take another look at the problem of legalism they discussed in the last episode.
Legalism (Part 1)
We continue our discussion of Jesus & Compassion and explore how legalism affects our relationships.
Why seeJesus?
This short video explains why we target the imagination and Read More...
Relational Legalism
We continue our series on Jesus & Compassion by looking at two stories that highlight how we get legalistic in relationships — starting with Mary & Martha.
Seeing with Jesus, In Portrait Mode
Reading the Gospels over, it is clear that Jesus could see in portrait mode. Of course, he could also take in a panorama! But over and over again, as Paul Miller points out, we see him “see” people, move toward them in compassion, and act on their behalf. Read More...
New Battlefields
As a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard, Ross Burns, seeJesus' new Military Trainer, desires to bring Jesus' hope into the military. "It's a rough time in the military, for sure," shares Ross. The service men and women of the United States need the refuge of Jesus. Read More...
The Beauty of the Gospel is Jesus
With secularism on the rise, youth groups are one ministry that still draws people from outside the Church. Veteran youth pastor, Christian Graham, recently joined seeJesus as Mid-Atlantic Student Ministries Coordinator, and the heart of his ministry is to connect students with the Person of Jesus. Read More...
Self-Righteousness (Part 2)
We continue our conversation looking at the story of Jesus and the dinner at the home of Simon the Pharisee in Luke 7.
Extremely Exhausted & Uniquely United
Our Eurasia Coordinator, Richard, recently traveled to Romania to deliver resources for our partners at UDG, a Christian university in Moldova engaged in Ukrainian refugee ministry. He met so many people who are being the hands and feet of Jesus to those who are displaced! Read More...
Self-Righteousness (Part 1)
We continue our series on Jesus and Compassion, looking at the story of Jesus and the dinner at the home of Simon the Pharisee in Luke 7.
Praying through Work: Vocation and Calling
Join Paul and Bob as they discuss doing their work through prayer. Read More...
Two Stories of Life
In this episode, we continue looking at how Jesus and the disciples interact with the man born blind in John 9.
The Father’s Joy in Resurrection
God is the one taking action in Jesus’ resurrection. The Apostle Paul is pointing out something that's really important for love: we do the dying, but God does the resurrecting. This doesn't mean that we’re completely passive in resurrection. But the energy, ideas, and the people that help—all of that is from the father. It's the father's gift to us... Read More...
Judging vs Compassion
In this episode, we turn our attention to the story of how Jesus and the disciples interact with the man born blind in John 9.
“Little Easters” with Robert Row
Robert Row, our Student Ministries Coordinator, joined The Rooted Youth Ministry Podcast to share how the Easter story connects to the stories of students. Read More...
The Prodigal Son (Part 4)
This week, we wrap up our discussion of The Prodigal Son in Luke 15 as we discuss the father's conversation with the elder brother.
Sadness on the Way to the Cross
We are living in a season of sadness. This is true globally at multiple levels, but it's also true for the Church as we enter Lent. For many of us, sadness is frightening because we don’t know how to enter it without drowning. Read More...
The Prodigal Son (Part 3)
This week, we continue our discussion of The Prodigal Son in Luke 15 as we reflect on the father's relationships with both the older son and the younger son.
The Prodigal Son (Part 2)
In Part 2 of The Prodigal Son (Luke 15), we focus on the son's repentance and the father's self-control.
Grace Invites Us to Sing
A few years ago, I started to feel uncomfortable with my then lower elementary aged kids' lack of engagement in our worship service. There was no pressure around us to make a change; my discomfort didn't feel like embarrassment or guilt, but a nudge from the Lord to take action! Read More...
The Prodigal Son (Part 1)
In this episode, we look at the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15) with a focus on the father, considering the context of the story and the father’s decision to grant the son his wish.
The Unfolding Prayer Story of A Praying Church
"I never started out to write a book on prayer,” writes Paul Miller in the introduction to "A Praying Life." As we reflect on the ministry of "A Praying Life," here is the prayer story behind the book and how it continues to unfold into a new book, "A Praying Church." Read More...
Chinese House Churches Studying "The Person of Jesus"
When Jon heard that a large Chinese church was planning to study "The Person of Jesus" in their home groups — 700 people in about 20 groups — he was thrilled to say the least. Read More...