
Wise as serpents
It’s nice to have a level of trust in people but at the same time we must be careful who we allow in our lives.

It’s nice to have a level of trust in people but at the same time we must be careful who we allow in our lives.

Philippians 2:4 says, “Let each of you not look only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

Despite saying they want to serve people outside their churches, few churchgoers are even serving within the context of their own churches.

Through this research, I have learned about why so many young Christians want to go on mission trips and have been struck by their desire to “serve.” Yet, as a geographer, I am concerned by their lack of knowledge about the people and places they visit.

Credo Podcast — At its core, Credo Magazine strives to be centered on the gospel, confessing the substitutionary death and historical resurrection of the Lord

“I can’t believe God is going to use our love of the outdoors, nature and hiking for His glory,” Norris said. “It’s humbling to think that God may use us to share the gospel with people who have never heard.”

It’s not that we can’t find joy in other things. We should find joy in all the gifts of God. It is that if we are not satisfied in God first then we won’t have complete joy in anything.

To date, more than 5,550 of the United Methodist Church’s approximately 30,000 U.S. churches have disaffiliated from the country’s second-largest Protestant denomination since 2019.

It’s nice to have a level of trust in people but at the same time we must be careful who we allow in our lives.

Philippians 2:4 says, “Let each of you not look only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

Despite saying they want to serve people outside their churches, few churchgoers are even serving within the context of their own churches.

Through this research, I have learned about why so many young Christians want to go on mission trips and have been struck by their desire to “serve.” Yet, as a geographer, I am concerned by their lack of knowledge about the people and places they visit.

Credo Podcast — At its core, Credo Magazine strives to be centered on the gospel, confessing the substitutionary death and historical resurrection of the Lord

“I can’t believe God is going to use our love of the outdoors, nature and hiking for His glory,” Norris said. “It’s humbling to think that God may use us to share the gospel with people who have never heard.”

It’s not that we can’t find joy in other things. We should find joy in all the gifts of God. It is that if we are not satisfied in God first then we won’t have complete joy in anything.

To date, more than 5,550 of the United Methodist Church’s approximately 30,000 U.S. churches have disaffiliated from the country’s second-largest Protestant denomination since 2019.

It’s nice to have a level of trust in people but at the same time we must be careful who we allow in our lives.

Philippians 2:4 says, “Let each of you not look only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

Despite saying they want to serve people outside their churches, few churchgoers are even serving within the context of their own churches.

Through this research, I have learned about why so many young Christians want to go on mission trips and have been struck by their desire to “serve.” Yet, as a geographer, I am concerned by their lack of knowledge about the people and places they visit.

Credo Podcast — At its core, Credo Magazine strives to be centered on the gospel, confessing the substitutionary death and historical resurrection of the Lord

“I can’t believe God is going to use our love of the outdoors, nature and hiking for His glory,” Norris said. “It’s humbling to think that God may use us to share the gospel with people who have never heard.”

It’s not that we can’t find joy in other things. We should find joy in all the gifts of God. It is that if we are not satisfied in God first then we won’t have complete joy in anything.

To date, more than 5,550 of the United Methodist Church’s approximately 30,000 U.S. churches have disaffiliated from the country’s second-largest Protestant denomination since 2019.
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